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| 'Nothing More Important Than Human Life,' Says PM on Farmer's Death at Delhi Rally
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| INDIA
, 23-April-2015
5:37:9 AM |
| Nothing is more important than human life," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a short speech in the Lok Sabha today on the death a farmer from Rajasthan, who hanged himself from a tree at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in the heart of Delhi on Wednesday.
1The PM said the issue of farmer suicides had been a matter of great concern for years and asked political parties to work together to find a solution. "It should be our determination to find a solution to this problem. The government will accept all suggestions," he promised. (Highlights of PM's statement)
2The PM spoke after Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement on the issue. Lawmakers from several parties had, during a discussion, demanded that the PM, who was not present in the House in the morning, make a statement.
3In his statement, Mr Singh backed the Delhi Police, accused by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of his party of not attempting to save the farmer, who was on the tree for some time before he hanged himself.
4"Policemen at the spot alerted the control room and asked a fire tender with a long ladder, so that this person on the tree could be brought down," the Home Minister said while replying to a discussion in the Lok Sabha. He said he has ordered the Delhi Police to conduct a time-bound investigation into the Rajasthan farmer's death.
5The Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a judicial inquiry into the farmer's death, saying "police inquiry won't be unbiased because they are at fault too
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