Farmers who commit suicide are ‘cowards’, ‘criminals': Haryana agriculture minister Dhankar
NB - Anyone whose pain and suffering results in bad press coverage for this ruthless 'parivar' is insulted and ridiculed. Perhaps soon they will start calling them 'anti-national', and 'traitors' too- DS
As the debate on farmer suicide gathers momentum, a minister
in Haryana has made shocking remarks that could put the Narendra Modi-led
ruling dispensation in a dilemma. Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar told reporters on Wednesday
that the farmers who commit suicide are ‘cowards’ and ‘criminals’. Since
‘suicide is a crime as per Indian laws’, he said the state government could not
support those who were committing suicide as they were criminals under the rule of law.
Dhankar added that ‘coward’ farmers, who were committing
suicide, were running away from their responsibilities and leaving their
families with liabilities. Dhankar, who previously headed the BJP’s Kisan cell, often
used to condemn the earlier UPA administration for not doing enough for
farmers, leading to them committing suicides.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday vowed to
raise voice for farmers on every platform and said the government should take
into account their concerns and not just extend monetary assistance.
Gandhi, who met farmers hit by unseasonal rains in Punjab
and stayed here overnight after travelling by train to the NDA-ruled state,
also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking whether the farmers
are not contributing to ‘Make in India’ by providing food to the entire
country.
