One MP Minister Mr Bhupendra Singh says only 4 farmer suicides due to debt in an year. Data says 18000 farmer suicides have happened in past 15 years in MP. That makes an average of 1200 suicides per year.
If the minister is to be believed there should be 1196 suicides in past year for reasons other than debt. Further family members constantly claim debt to be the driver for suicide. So it seems either lot of people are lying or government does not want to recognize that problem exists.
Links:
http://www.news18.com/news/india/in-rajasthan-govt-paints-i-am-poor-on-bpl-households-for-food-subsidy-1440329.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/over-18-000-farmers-committed-suicide-in-mp-in-the-past-15-years/story-Y4cxfY8jwhOeeYeroRmMKK.html
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