Farmers who die via suicide are cowards, says Karnataka agriculture minister
Up to date: December 3, 2020 6:55:44 pm
Karnataka Agriculture minister BC Patil (Supply: Fb/Bc Patil)
Within the backdrop of the large protests via farmers in and across the nationwide capital, Karnataka Agriculture Minister B C Patil on Thursday stirred up an issue via calling farmers who’ve died via suicide “cowards”.
“The farmers who die via suicide are cowards. Just a coward who can’t deal with his spouse and youngsters commits suicide. When we have now fallen (within the water), we need to swim and win,” information company PTI quoted Patil as announcing.
The Minister used to be explaining to bamboo growers of Ponnampet how successful the agriculture industry is, and in spite of that, some farmers dedicate suicide.
Karnataka is the one state after Maharashtra to file probably the most selection of farm sector suicides, consistent with the 2019 information. Maharashtra recorded over 3,900 suicides in 2019, adopted via Karnataka (1,992), Andhra Pradesh (1,029), Madhya Pradesh (541), Telangana (499) and Punjab (302).
Congress Karnataka unit spokesperson V S Ugrappa has condemned Patil’s statement and sought an apology from the minister. “It’s a disrespect to the farmers. He will have to apologise for it,” Ugrappa instructed PTI.
“No farmer needs to finish lifestyles. There are lots of causes comparable to floods and droughts, that have no longer been understood and solved but. As an alternative of working out the gravity of the issue, the Minister provides such an irresponsible commentary,” Ugrappa mentioned.
Patil’s remarks come amid protests within the nationwide capital in opposition to the 3 central farm legislations. The concern when it comes to the weakening of APMC mandis and minimal reinforce worth (MSP) regime are a few of the primary elements in the back of the continued protests, as a part of which hundreds of farmers, essentially from Punjab, have accrued on the capital’s doorstep.
