Gajendra Singh, whose death has caused a furore, before he hanged himself at an AAP rally on Wednesday. (Press Trust of India)
The family of Gajendra Singh, the Rajasthan farmer who hanged himself at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi earlier this week, has said it wants a CBI inquiry into his death, not an apology.
This morning, Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal, widely criticised not stopping the rally after the farmer hanged himself, and even making a speech after the incident, said in an interview, "I think I was wrong, I should not have spoken. I didn't think of it at that time. I apologise if I hurt anyone."
"I want to tell Kejriwalji to stop behaving like a political person, please behave on human terms," Gajendra Singh's brother Vijendra said today, and also, "Kejriwalji should explain every point and tell us why and what happened in his rally."
Vijendra also said at the family home in Dausa, Rajasthan, that investigating agencies must "bring out the truth and Kejriwalji should support in that." The family says it believes that Gajendra Singh would not commit suicide and also that a note found was not written by him.
On Wednesday, Gajendra Singh climbed a tree at the AAP rally and hanged himself from it, using a white scarf that he wore. Minutes before, he seemed to throw a note to the ground that said, "Friends, I am a farmer's son. I'm thrown out by my father because my crop is destroyed. I have three children. Please tell me, how do I go back to my home?"
"He signed his named differently," said Devendra Singh, another of Gajendra's brothers, at the family home. Another relative said, "You have seen our family now. Does it seem like his father would throw him out?"
The note has been sent for forensic examination after Gajendra Singh's sister alleged that it was not her brother's handwriting.
Vijendra had told NDTV yesterday that Gajendra decided to attend the rally after a conversation with Delhi's deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. But AAP has denied that anyone from the party had contacted the farmer.
The Delhi Police are examining Gajendra Singh's call records.