Farmers kill themselves
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AT least seven debt-ridden farmers have killed themselves after freak hailstorms and heavy, unseasonal rains destroyed crops across much of a western state, a government official said Wednesday.
Maharashtra government spokesman Satish Lalit said authorities have confirmed seven farmer suicides since February 24.
But Kishor Tiwari, president of pro-farmer group Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti, put the toll at 32.
Tiwari said most of the farmers killed themselves by drinking pesticides or setting themselves on fire.
Prithiviraj Chavan, the state’s top elected official, appealed to farmers not to resort to this extreme step and promised financial support to them.
More than 100,000 farmers commit suicide in India every year while under insurmountable debts.
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