Cong slams C'garh govt over suicide by farmers

The Congress has hit out at Chhattisgarh government over the farmers' suicide allegedly in the wake of drought situation prevailing in the state.
"About 60 farmers have committed suicide in the state in past three-four months, allegedly over crop failure and mounting debt," Congress Chhattisgarh unit general secretary Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said.
"Two days back, a farmer Bise Marar committed suicide by hanging himself at his field in Gaindatola Pathandogdi village in Khujji Assembly constituency of Rajnandgaon district," Trivedi told PTI.
It is due to "insensitive" approach of the (Chief Minister) Raman Singh government towardsfarmersthat they are committingsuicide, he alleged.

Thegovernmenthad declared 117 tehsils in 26 districts across the state asdrought-hit in view of deficient rainfall during the last Kharif crop season.
"Chhattisgarh government did not pay heed to our demand to declare the entire state as drought-hit. No steps are being taken to ensure relief from debt," Trivedi said.
"The government has neither fulfilled its poll promise to procure paddy fromfarmersat Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 2,100 per quintal, nor given bonus of Rs 300 to them, which reflects its anti-farmersapproach," he said.