Bargarh district farmer incited to consume poison: Minister

Odisha Labour Minister Susanta Singh today alleged that a Bargarh district farmer was "incited" to consume poison by some political activists.
Brunda Sahu, a farmer of Kalapani village in Bargarh district, had committed suicide on November 1, a day after setting his pest-affected paddy field on fire.
"Brunda Sahu of Bargarh district was incited to commit suicide by some political workers of a particular party. We have a video footage as evidence in this regard," Singh claimed.
"We will submit the video to the Chief Minister and lodge a police complaint," he said.
State Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout and panchayatiraj minister Pradeep Maharathy had also earlier raised a question on Sahu's suicide.

Meanwhile, the BJP rejected the allegations and dared the labour minister to put the video in public domain.
"If he has the video, why is he not showing it? This is an age-old practice of BJD to make wild allegations without any substantive evidence," BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma said.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said allegations of at least seven farmers committing suicide has come to the fore within a fortnight.