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President concerned over farmers’ suicides

President Pratibha Patil said on Saturday that the spate of suicide by farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra...

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President Pratibha Patil said on Saturday that the spate of suicide by farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra is unfortunate and a matter of great concern.

At a felicitation function organised by the Congress-ruled Amravati Municipal Corporation, Patil said that farmers’ suicides do not resolve their problems but put the rest of the family members into more difficulty.

The President said she had discussed the issue of farmers’ suicides with Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and state authorities and suggested a few measures for effective implementation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s financial package to bail out the farmers and curb the suicidal tendencies.

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Bihar Governor R S Gavai presided over the felicitation, while Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil were prominent among those present on the occasion.

Patil is on a two-day visit to Vidarbha region. She arrived in Amravati, her home town, on Saturday.

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