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Delhi Shocker: Farmer commits suicide at Kejriwal's rally; read his suicide note

New Delhi, April 22: Minutes after a farmer's death, new controversy hit Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, April 22 claimed that AAP members had helped him to climb the tree from which he hanged himself.

Delhi Police, meanwhile, informed that the deceased farmer's name was Gajinder Singh. He hailed from Rajasthan. He survived by three children.

[ShameOnKejriwal: When AAP chief was slammed for politicising farmer's death]

Farmer commits suicide

Police official was quoted as saying, "We have launched an inquiry into the incident." The official also overruled AAP's allegation that cops did not help and did nothing to save the farmer.

The farmer, who rushed to a hospital, was declared dead. The farmer had thrown the suicide note before hanging himself from a tree at the venue where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held the Kissan rally protesting against land bill brought by Narendra Modi government at the centre.

[Farmer commits suicide at AAP rally; Kejriwal says Modi government working for super rich]

Meanwhile, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi reached the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital to meet the farmer's family. According to the suicide note, the farmer had suffered huge loss for rains.

Read his suicide note:

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