Farmers Death At Aap Rally

At a time when farmer suicides have caught national attention, a minister in Haryana has said that farmers who commit suicide are "cowards" and implied that they don't deserve the government's support.

A farmer allegedly killed himself in Rajathan's Ajmer on Sunday, in what is the ninth suicide reported from the state since last week.

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.

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.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks on the farmer suicide at AAP rally in an interview to ANI.

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.

The Opposition united yet again in Parliament today, this time to protest against Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision to expunge an Aam Aadmi Party member's comment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a debate on a farmer's death at a rally in Delhi on Wednesday.

Yes, I did say that "if something like this happened in the future I would ask Arvind to climb the trees and save the person". This became a big controversy and it ran as a headline on TV channels.

Sharing "pain" over the death of a farmer at AAP's rally in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the agriculture community's problems are "old, deep-rooted and widespread" which need to be addressed collectively and expressed willingness to accept any suggestion with an open mind.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers did not cooperate in saving the farmer who hanged himself at their rally in Delhi on Wednesday, the police have said in an FIR or First Information Report.

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.

Responding to demands from the Opposition that he address Parliament about the death of Gajendra Singh, the farmer from Rajasthan who hanged himself at an AAP rally in Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in the Lok Sabha. Here are the highlights of what he said.

At a time when farmer suicides have caught national attention, a minister in Haryana has said that farmers who commit suicide are "cowards" and implied that they don't deserve the government's support.

A farmer allegedly killed himself in Rajathan's Ajmer on Sunday, in what is the ninth suicide reported from the state since last week.

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.

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.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks on the farmer suicide at AAP rally in an interview to ANI.

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.

The Opposition united yet again in Parliament today, this time to protest against Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision to expunge an Aam Aadmi Party member's comment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a debate on a farmer's death at a rally in Delhi on Wednesday.

Yes, I did say that "if something like this happened in the future I would ask Arvind to climb the trees and save the person". This became a big controversy and it ran as a headline on TV channels.

Sharing "pain" over the death of a farmer at AAP's rally in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the agriculture community's problems are "old, deep-rooted and widespread" which need to be addressed collectively and expressed willingness to accept any suggestion with an open mind.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers did not cooperate in saving the farmer who hanged himself at their rally in Delhi on Wednesday, the police have said in an FIR or First Information Report.

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.

Responding to demands from the Opposition that he address Parliament about the death of Gajendra Singh, the farmer from Rajasthan who hanged himself at an AAP rally in Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in the Lok Sabha. Here are the highlights of what he said.