FARMER KILLS HIMSELF AT DELHI AAP RALLY

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DEATH// An Indian farmer, Gajendra Singh from Dausa, Rajasthan, died after hanging from a tree before a huge crowd at a rally being addressed by the chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal. He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had staged the rally in Delhi to protest against Modi’s controversial Land Acquisition Bill. While the opponents of the bill say it will hurt the interests of farmers, the government says it will boost the economy. The bill was passed in the lower house of parliament last month but has not yet been approved by the upper house, where Modi’s BJP is in minority. Since 1995, more than 300,000 Indian farmers have killed themselves because of debts.

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