The Congress party on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of 'insensitiveness' with respect to the farmer Gajendra Singh's death, alleging that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party was shifting blame of his suicide on to others.
"It is so unfortunate that such an incident happened in the very rally where the Chief Minister, his entire cabinet and a number of policemen and a number of supporters were present and the AAP rally continued. And now he blames the media for it. The other day, he blamed the policemen for it. The most unfortunate part was the insensitive remarks from the AAP leaders, blaming others but not willing to take the onus," Congress leader Shobha Oza told ANI.
"If the Chief Minister was sensitive enough, I am very confident that the farmer would have been saved. There should be a judicial enquiry into the incident; only then things will become clear," she added.
Gajendra had committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself from a tree during an Aam Aadmi Party rally against the Land Acquisition Bill in New Delhi.
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.
Later, senior leaders of the AAP had accused the Delhi Police of being responsible for his death, alleging that the Centre is using the force as its puppet.
