Wardha (Maharashtra): Addressing a public meeting in this cotton belt of Maharashtra, BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi raked up the issue of suicides by farmers because of heavy debts and “lack of support” from the government and banks.
Targeting the government, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate said more farmers have died due to suicides during the 10-year-rule of Congress-led UPA than soldiers on the borders.
“…When farmers are committing suicides, the government in Delhi is sleeping peacefully,” the Gujarat Chief Minister said.
“For a variety of reasons the farmers have to take debt and falls under a debt trap,” Modi said while talking about the causes of their suicides.
Taking a jibe at the government, Modi said that “it has become a fashion to declare a package after every crisis” and suggested that it was “time to pack those who keep giving these packages that don’t reach you (farmers)”.
