Rahul Gandhi meets family of farmer Surjit Singh who committed suicide

Rahul Gandhi meets family of farmer Surjit Singh who committed suicide

Chhattisgarh, June 18: Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi met the family of farmer Surjit Singh who committed suicide in Fatehgarh Sahib in Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Gandhi who reached Chattisgarh on Thursday morning met the family members of the deceased farmer and paid condolences.The farmer had ended his life following loss of crops. Gandhi promised of raising the issue in Lok Sabha and also said that the recent policies by the Central government which are against farmers are responsible for these incidents. Singh had earlier met Gandhi in Punjab and had presented his grievances to the Vice-President.Surjit Singh died after he consumed poison on June 11. Many such farmer suicides have been reported in the past three months after heavy rains which distorted rice and wheat fields resulting in heavy loses. Following these incidents, anger against the Narendra Modi led BJP government has been increasing in various states.

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