31 Dec, 2014
Outrage over BJP MP’s remarks on farmers suicide – The Hindu
Coming on the heels of a dozen reported farmer suicides within three days in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, BJP MP Sanjay Dhotre has kicked up a major controversy after he said that farmers should be “let to die” if they are incapable of or cannot afford farming.
“Let these farmers fend for themselves. If crops fail, they will figure out what to do. And if they dying, let them die,” said Mr. Dhotre, the parliamentarian from Akola.
Mr. Dhotre’s comments came at a farmers’ conference in his constituency on Sunday. Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse was on stage and was seen nodding at Mr. Dhotre’s remarks.
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