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Farm protests: UP farmer found dead at Ghazipur border, farmers say death by suicide, another farmer kills self in MP, writes note to PM Modi

The farmers from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and across the country have been protesting against the Centre’s new agricultural legislations since November 26, 2020.

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A farmer protesting against the farm laws at the Ghazipur border was found dead in the toilet on Saturday, leading to claims that he had died by suicide. The farmer identified as Kashmir Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district left a suicide note blaming the Central government for forcing him to suicide, reports said. The police are yet to confirm the reason behind the suicide. Another farmer, this time in Madhya Pradesh, had addressed his suicide note to the PM. The 35-year-old farmer in the state’s Chhatarpur village was allegedly being harassed by a power distribution company. In his note to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he requested the PM to hand over his body to the government and sell every part and use the money to repay the pending electricity bill.

On the death at Ghazipur border, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait informed of the news via his twitter handle. He said the deceased farmer, in his suicide note, wished to be cremated at the protest site.

This is not the first time that a farmer at the protest site has died by suicide. A Sikh preacher had died by suicide near the Singhu border on December 16 as he was unable to bear the pain and suffering of farmers and also the treatment given to them by the government. A few days later, one more farmer killed himself in Punjab’s Bathinda after returning from a protest site near the Delhi border on December 19, 2020. He was 22. On December 22, 2020, a 65-year-old attempted suicide by consuming poison at Singhu border. However, he was saved.

The farmers from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and across the country have been protesting against the Centre’s new agricultural legislations since November 26, 2020. The government has projected the laws as a major reform in the agriculture sector that will remove the APMC mandi system and middlemen, and will allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country. However, the protesting farmers have argued that the new laws will leave them at the mercy of big corporates. They argue that they would settle for nothing less than total scrapping of the legislations.

Regarding the Madhya Pradesh farmer’s death by suicide, media reports said the farmer, Munendra Rajput, was unable to pay a hefty electricity bill of almost Rs 90,000. Rajput owned a small flour mill and is survived by his three daughters and a son. His family members have alleged the power company had seized his mill and his motorbike over dues of Rs 88,000 amid the pandemic. Rajput’s crop was damaged due to which he was unable to pay the power bill, later the company issued notice to the farmer’s family.

In his letter, Rajput wrote when there are scams by big politicians and businessmen, government employees don’t take any action. If they take a loan, they get enough time to repay but if a poor person takes even a small amount of loan, the government would never ask him as to why he was not able to repay the loan.

The victim’s brother, who is employed in the power distribution company, said, his brother died by suicide due to harassment by the power distribution company. He was highly upset and under stress since his flour mill and the motorbike were seized by the power distribution company.

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He told the media that earlier there was an average bill of about Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 per month but suddenly a bill of about Rs 88,000 was given to him. The power distribution company officials sent a legal notice to his brother and seized his flour mill and motorbike while his brother was begging for a few more days to pay the bill but the officials refused to listen to him. However, his brother demanded strict action against the company and its officials responsible for the death. The police said they are investigating the matter.

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3 dead, 9 hospitalised after gas leak at fertiliser plant in Maharashtra

According to police, the explosion released toxic chemical fumes.

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Three individuals, including two women, lost their lives and nine others were hospitalised following a gas leak caused by an explosion in a reactor at a fertiliser plant in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, an official said on Friday.

The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 PM on Thursday at the Myanmar Chemical Company, located in Shalgaon MIDC within Kadegaon tehsil.

Sangli Superintendent of Police Sandip Ghuge stated that the gas is suspected to be ammonia.

According to police, the explosion released toxic chemical fumes. “Approximately 12 people in the facility were affected and subsequently taken to the hospital. Tragically, two female workers and a security guard have died, while nine others are currently receiving treatment,” stated Sangram Shewale, Senior Inspector at Kadegaon police station.

Seven of the injured individuals have been admitted to Sahyadri Hospital in Karad, with five of them in critical condition in the ICU.

The deceased women have been identified as Suchita Uthale (50) from Yetgaon in Sangli district and Neelam Rethrekar (26) from Masur in Satara district, PTI reported.

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Ahead of Delhi Elections, Arvind Kejriwal launches Revdi Par Charcha campaign to seek feedback on freebies

Arvind Kejriwal said 65,000 meetings will be held across Delhi at micro levels by the AAP leaders and workers.

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Ahead of Delhi Elections, Arvind Kejriwal launches Revdi Par Charcha campaign to seek feedback on freebies

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday launched a campaign with a tagline Revdi Par Charcha to seek public feedback on freebies. The campaign comes ahead of the assembly elections, which is scheduled to be held in February.

Former Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched the campaign with his colleagues at the party office, saying while the opposition calls freebies as revdi, the party calls it services. This campaign will start on November 25 and will continue for 15 days until December 10, discussing the issues with common man.

Notably, the opposition has been targeting the AAP for providing free electricity, water and free public buses for women among other facilities. However, AAP feels freebies help citizens live a life of dignity.

Gopal Rai, AAP’s Delhi unit chief, said that so far, politicians used to enjoy the facilities, while citizens paid taxes. He continued that Arvind Kejriwal’s government decided that the people should also get the facilities like the politicians, adding the BJP called their attempt revdis. He said that AAP is launching the ‘Revdi Par Charcha’ campaign to discuss with the people in the city if the government should provide the facilities or not.

Launching the campaign, Arvind Kejriwal said 65,000 meetings will be held across Delhi at micro levels by the AAP leaders and workers. He said that AAP has six revdis for the people of Delhi. Mentioning that the Prime Minister and BJP have said several times that Kejriwal is providing freebies to the people that should be stopped, the former Chief Minister said that now people will now tell them if they want these six freebies.  He further concluded that if the BJP is elected here, they will stop these services immediately.

While listing the six services, the AAP national convenor said that Delhi is getting free electricity round the clock. He added that there was a time when Delhi used to see power cuts for 8-10 hours, but AAP ensured that the situation changed. He also noted that his party is providing free water, free pilgrimage to senior citizens, free bus rides to women, free world-class education and free medicine and treatments. Additionally, the pamphlet launched by Arvind Kejriwal also listed that soon the women in Delhi will get Rs 1,000 per month as well, later termed as the seventh revdi by the former Chief Minister.

Reports said that the paper will be circulated across the national capital. The paper also reads that if the reader feels they are getting huge water bills, they should not pay it. It mentioned that AAP will waive all water bills once Arvind Kejriwal is re-elected.

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Rahul Gandhi says air pollution in North India a national emergency, tourism declining, global reputation crumbling

“We need a collective national response, not political blame games,” the Congress leader said on his X handle.

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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the air pollution in North India is a national emergency that needs a collective national response and not a political blame game. The Congress leader added that due to air pollution tourism is declining and “our global reputation is crumbling”.

It is a public health crisis that is stealing children’s future and suffocating the elderly, Gandhi said, adding an environmental and economic disaster that is ruining countless lives.

“As Parliament meets in a few days, MPs will all be reminded of the crisis by our irritated eyes and sore throats. It is our responsibility to come together and discuss how India can end this crisis once and for all,” the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha said.

The former Congress chief said the poorest “among us suffer the most”, unable to escape the toxic air surrounding them. Families are gasping for clean air, children are falling sick, and millions of lives are being cut short, he added.

The Rae Bareli MP noted that the pollution cloud covers hundreds of kilometres. He said cleaning it up will require major changes and decisive action from governments, companies, experts, and citizens.

“We need a collective national response, not political blame games,” the Congress leader said on his X handle.

Gandhi also shared a video on a social media platform where he discussed the capital’s air pollution with environmentalist expert Vimalendu Jha. In the video, the Congress leader said he has been facing eye-burning and breathing issues and how the last week in Delhi has been terrible.

He said, “I tell my mother to leave town this month.” Jha explains to Gandhi that the sources of air pollution in Delhi are episodic and perennial. Episodic sources are firecrackers and stubble burning, which affect the month of November. “Vehicular contributes 50 per cent of Delhi’s pollution and construction-related roadside dust is another 30 per cent,” Jha said.

The Air Quality Index in Delhi has been severe since November 16, making it five consecutive days till Wednesday. On November 15, the average AQI was 396 (very poor).

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