INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chayare, the farmer from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra who committed suicide on Tuesday and blamed the Narendra Modi government for his
decision was finally cremated on Thursday evening
Earlier the family had refused to accept the body and perform last rites till the government took responsibility for his death.This morning,
Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Rathod met the family
Nana Patole, who quit as a BJP Member of Parliament after accusing Prime Minister Modi of being indifferent towards farmers' issues also met
the family.But the farmer's daughter has now questioned Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accusing him of skipping an event in Yavatmal to
avoid addressing the issues farmers are facing
"We expect a government job from him
And the CM is going away after seeing the poor person's pain and that is my father's biggest victory
I wanted the CM to visit us and understand our situation; farmers undergo so much pain and problem
But he didn't come, he is avoiding us
He avoided us, he was going to come to Yavatmal, but he avoided us," the farmer's daughter Jayashree Chayare said.The Chief Minister's
office did not clarify on whether a programme was scheduled or not and did not provide any reasons for the cancellation if a programme had
indeed been cancelled.In his suicide note which was recovered by the police the farmer had written, "Karja boja zala
Karja mazya var bharpur aahe
Mhanun mi aatmahatya karat aahe
Narendra Modi sarkar jababdar rahil (Loan burden has accumulated
The loan amount is very high
That's why I am committing suicide
His ability to repay his creditors was affected after his cotton crop was damaged due to a pink bollworm attack
into about ?12,000 crore.Over the past few months farmers' discontent has become a major worry for the Maharashtra government with over
50,000 tribal farmers marching to Mumbai last month pressing for several demands including an increase in compensation for those whose crops
have been damaged due to pink bollworm attacks.
