Rahul Gandhi condoles death of Punjab farmer who met him, blames PM Modi for farmers' distress
New Delhi, June 11: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of a debt-ridden farmer from Punjab who had met him, and blamed the Narendra Modi government for the plight of farmers in the country.
"Extremely sad to hear of the death of Sardar Surjit Singh, who I met when I visited Punjab. My deepest condolences to his family," Gandhi tweeted.
"Farmers in our country are in deep distress. I urge the Modi-Badal government to take action and not continue to ignore their plight," he said, referring to Prime Minister Modi and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Surjit Singh, a 60-year-old debt-ridden farmer, who met the Congress vice president on April 28 after his crops were destroyed by unseasonal rains, committed suicide on Wednesday by consuming poison.
Extremely
sad
to
hear
of
the
death
of
Sardar
Surjit
Singh
who
I
met
when
I
visited
Punjab.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family.
(1/2)
—
Office
of
RG
(@OfficeOfRG)
June
11,
2015
The farmer from Dadumajra village near Chunni Kalan in Fategarh Sahib had a debt of Rs.13.50 lakh. Though he left no suicide note, it is being said he was under depression for quite some time.
Farmers
in
our
country
are
in
deep
distress.I
urge
the
Modi-Badal
Govt
to
take
action
¬
continue
to
ignore
their
plight:Rahul
Gandhi(2/2)
—
Office
of
RG
(@OfficeOfRG)
June
11,
2015
Surjit Singh was the same farmer who had briefed Gandhi about the problems of farmers and had even warned that if such problems were not resolved, many farmers might commit suicide.
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