Workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party protested against the Aam Aadmi Party at the Shaheedi Park in the ITO area of the national capital, near the Delhi Police headquarters, following the death of farmer Gajendra Singh, who committed suicide during a rally in the city.
Raising banners against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the BJP workers slammed the AAP for continuing with the rally address despite Gajendra's suicide.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai, Pankaj Gupta and Kumar Vishwas held a meeting at Kejriwal's residence over the issue.
Gajendra had committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself from a tree during the rally at Jantar Mantar.
As per reports, a suicide note was found that revealed the farmer, who had three children, was banished from his house after his crop was damaged. He took the extreme step because he had no means of support his family.
The incident also sparked criticism for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, with opposition parties condemning that the rally went on despite the grave incident.
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