BKU claims death of three farmers due to crop failure

Bhartiya Kisan Union today claimed that non-seasonal rains and inclement weather during the past three days have claimed lives of at least three farmers in the district.
"Three farmers have died from shock after seeing the devastation caused to their standing crops during the past three days," Chaudhary Harpal Singh, national president, BKU (Harpal Group) said.
He estimated that the total loss of crops, mainly wheat and potato in the district "exceeds 80 per cent".
Singh said that his group has shot off a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav regarding the issue.
The district authorities were "in a denial mode" and still not accepting either the volume of the loss or the "cause of death" of these farmers, he alleged.

According to reports, Budh Sen (45) of Noorpur village, Badri Prasad (56) of Kharoa village and Rajendra Pal Singh (57) of Jalali town area died in the past three days.

The family members of the deceased had also said that witnessing destruction of standing crops due to non-seasonal rains led to heart-attack of the three farmers.
Meanwhile, District Magistrate Balkar Singh said that the farmers' deaths were being probed and the extent of damage to crops was being assessed.
He said that the government would decide on the compensation only after the assessment is over.