AAP Gujarat chief visits family of farmer who died by suicide in Gir-Somnath

“This is the second incident of a farmer dying by suicide in Bhanwad. Gaffarbhai, a resident of Revat village of Una, has cut short his life due to financial crisis owing to unseasonal rains and worries about loan repayment. A mountain of grief befallen this farmer’s family. I request the government to announce assistance to the family. At the same time, the government should announce such a policy so that no farmer needs to die by suicide anymore.”

“Farmers in the America and Israel do not die by suicide. Farmers in America and Israel are not poor, they have bungalows and cars because that is the policy for farmers in those countries,” the AAP leader claimed.

“You (BJP government at the Centre) have waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crores of industrialists,” he pointed out and demanded that such a decision should be taken in the case of farmers too.

Gadhvi also visited some villages of Kodinar of Gir-Somnath district hit by unseasonal rains.

A statement from AAP on Thursday, quoted Gadhvi as saying, “Pipli village of Kodinar is still flooded with rainwater but the government remains unmoved. Farmers suffer repeated losses due to the flood — many farmers are already in debt. Despite being the backbone of the economy, farmers in Gujarat are helpless today due to the policies of the government.”

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