Farmer Gajendra Singh Suicide

At a time when farmers are driving political campaigns, Arvind Kejriwal has dedicated his outreach to Gajendra Singh, the man who hanged himself at his rally last month.

Maitreesh Ghatak's take on farmer suicides in India.

The Gajendra Singh misadventure at the AAP rally might have been a deliberate suicide or a publicity stunt gone wrong.

A thirty-year-old cotton farmer from Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur district, killed himself yesterday by consuming pesticide, after heavy, unseasonal rains on Friday night destroyed half his crop.

Cautioning against taking farmer suicides "lightly", RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said small and marginal farmers across the country should have access to formal financing.

An apology offered in Delhi by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was followed by leaders from his Aam Aadmi Party driving through the dusty streets of Dausa to the small home of Gajendra Singh, the farmer who was found dead hanging from the tree that he climbed at a rally on Wednesday.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh broke down on national television when deceased farmer Gajendra Singh's daughter posed questions to him about her father's death at a rally which the AAP had organised.

Two days after a farmer hanged himself at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi, the police and state government are virtually at war. Both blame each other for not saving the farmer.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that he regrets continuing his speech at a rally after a farmer climbed up a tree and was found hanging. In Rajasthan, the family of the farmer, Gajendra Singh, said it rejects Mr Kejriwal's apology and wants the CBI to investigate the 41-year-old's death.

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.

The Delhi Police today refused to submit documents for an inquiry ordered by the Aam Aadmi Party government into the alleged suicide of a farmer at their rally on Wednesday. The police now face a criminal complaint.

Two days after a farmer hanged himself in front of thousands of people at his rally in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today apologised for not stopping the event and making a speech after the incident.

For around 25 minutes, a turbaned man on a tree remained a sideshow at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally in Delhi. By the time anyone reacted, Gajendra Singh, a farmer from Rajasthan, had hanged himself.

Gajendra Singh -- the farmer who hanged himself at the Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi -- had decided to attend the rally after a conversation with Delhi's deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, his brother Vijendra Singh told NDTV today.

Parliament witnessed a furore today over the death of Gajendra Singh, the farmer from Rajasthan who hanged himself at an AAP rally on Wednesday. The issue saw heated discussions in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

At a time when farmers are driving political campaigns, Arvind Kejriwal has dedicated his outreach to Gajendra Singh, the man who hanged himself at his rally last month.

Maitreesh Ghatak's take on farmer suicides in India.

The Gajendra Singh misadventure at the AAP rally might have been a deliberate suicide or a publicity stunt gone wrong.

A thirty-year-old cotton farmer from Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur district, killed himself yesterday by consuming pesticide, after heavy, unseasonal rains on Friday night destroyed half his crop.

Cautioning against taking farmer suicides "lightly", RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said small and marginal farmers across the country should have access to formal financing.

An apology offered in Delhi by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was followed by leaders from his Aam Aadmi Party driving through the dusty streets of Dausa to the small home of Gajendra Singh, the farmer who was found dead hanging from the tree that he climbed at a rally on Wednesday.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh broke down on national television when deceased farmer Gajendra Singh's daughter posed questions to him about her father's death at a rally which the AAP had organised.

Two days after a farmer hanged himself at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi, the police and state government are virtually at war. Both blame each other for not saving the farmer.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that he regrets continuing his speech at a rally after a farmer climbed up a tree and was found hanging. In Rajasthan, the family of the farmer, Gajendra Singh, said it rejects Mr Kejriwal's apology and wants the CBI to investigate the 41-year-old's death.

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.

The Delhi Police today refused to submit documents for an inquiry ordered by the Aam Aadmi Party government into the alleged suicide of a farmer at their rally on Wednesday. The police now face a criminal complaint.

Two days after a farmer hanged himself in front of thousands of people at his rally in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today apologised for not stopping the event and making a speech after the incident.

For around 25 minutes, a turbaned man on a tree remained a sideshow at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally in Delhi. By the time anyone reacted, Gajendra Singh, a farmer from Rajasthan, had hanged himself.

Gajendra Singh -- the farmer who hanged himself at the Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi -- had decided to attend the rally after a conversation with Delhi's deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, his brother Vijendra Singh told NDTV today.

Parliament witnessed a furore today over the death of Gajendra Singh, the farmer from Rajasthan who hanged himself at an AAP rally on Wednesday. The issue saw heated discussions in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.