Farmer's suicide due to Love affairs, Drugs and Impotency
Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh gave a shocking reply to a question asked by a member of the parliament in Rajya Sabha. Our agriculture minister believes that majority of the suicide cases are due to love failures and impotency.
"According to the National Crime Records Bureau, causes of (farmer) suicides include family problems, illness, drugs...dowry, love affairs and impotency," he told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question asked by opposition members.
The statement caught ruling BJP in an embarrassing situation as it ironically came from the agriculture minister himself.Obviously, his reply irritates the members of the house very much and they strongly objected him for saying so.
Meanwhile JD(U) MP KC Tyagi is planning to move a privilege motion against union minsiter. Radha Mohan Singh reacted to the criticism on his statement and told'that'had quoted data from the NCRB and that this was not his personal opinion.'His remarks come at a time when hundreds of farmers caught in debt trap have ended their lives.
A total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014, with the maximum deaths reported from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Earlier in April, a Haryana minister had created uproar when he said that farmers who commit suicide are "cowards" and "criminals".
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News Posted: 24 July, 2015
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