Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav today said he would not like to get into any dispute on whether there should be a judicial probe into the suicide of a farmer at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally and added that one should contemplate on the increasing number of farmers suicides in the country.
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"The matter is being investigated. I don't want to indulge in any dispute," Yadav said when asked whether there should be a judicial probe into the matter.
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"We should think about the increasing number of farmers' suicides in the country. This is a matter of concern," he added.
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Earlier in the day, Kejriwal acknowledged that he had made a mistake by continuing to speak at his party's 'Kisan Rally', even as the farmer had committed suicide, admitting that he should have called off the rally.
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"Two days ago, during the Aam Aadmi Party's 'Kisan Rally' at Jantar Mantar, a farmer committed suicide. It was a very painful event and personally for me it was more painful as I have not experienced anything like this ever before in my life. When his body was brought down, we got to know he was still alive and he was rushed to the hospital by Aam Aadmi Party volunteers. After that I started to give my speech and said 'I don't feel like talking'," Kejriwal told ANI.
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"I was supposed to speak for an hour, but somehow tried to wrap it up in 15-20 minutes. I think, yes, this was my mistake. Maybe I should not have spoken at that time. But, I could not make it out at that time. I apologise if anyone's sentiments have been hurt by it," he added.
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Kejriwal further said that the debates surrounding the issue over the past two days have not helped solve the issues of the farmer.
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"Whatever is going on from last two-three days is not correct. The police and the magistrate are conducting their respective enquiries. Whoever is the culprit should be punished. Punish them, but bring back the focus of debate to the fact that farmers of the country are committing suicide," he said.
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Gajendra had committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself from a tree during an Aam Aadmi Party rally against the Land Acquisition Bill in New Delhi.
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As per reports, a suicide note was found that revealed the farmer, who had three children, was banished from his house after his crop was damaged. He took the extreme step because he had no means of support his family.
