Hit by a massive farmers' protest over mounting debt and better crop prices, Madhya Pradesh witnessed at least two more farmer suicides in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is expected to visit Mandsaur tomorrow, his first visit since police firing killed six farmers in the violence-hit district.
Makhan Lal Digolia, 68, killed himself by hanging from a tree in Hoshangabad's Seoni Malwa. News channel NDTV reported that another farmer Dhulichand, 52, allegedly committed suicide last night in Sehore, which happens to be the hometown of Chief Minister Chouhan.
Chouhan later sat on an indefinite fast in capital Bhopal to placate the protesting farmers, which he ended with a few announcements to benefit the farming community in his state. On Sunday, Chouhan ended his day-old fast.
The farmers in Madhya Pradesh are on strike since June 1 demanding loan waiver and remunerative prices for their produce.
According to a report in the Times of India, the latest national crime record bureau (NCRB) claims that 11,000 farmers have committed suicide in the state in the last nine years.
Source:-indiatoday
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