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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farmer suicides continue to trouble Bundelkhand's election landscapes -Vikram Sharma

Farmer suicides continue to trouble Bundelkhand's election landscapes -Vikram Sharma

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published Published on Mar 3, 2017   modified Modified on Mar 3, 2017
-The New Indian Express

MAURANIPUR: The ear-piercing sound of a train zooming past in front of her hut does little to disturb Shanti. As her three children -- Manish, Aneesh and daughter Laali – try to playfully reignite a fire by blowing air into what appears to be a dying fire -- Shanti encourages them to light the fire once again. But finally, it dies.

For the 25-year-old, the trains which keep zooming past round-the-clock, is a grim reminder of a tragedy which has shattered her life. This family is on the brink of starvation. Her husband Babloo Kushwaha, a farmer, ended his life -- he walked straight into an oncoming train -- just two months ago. Shanti, joined by other villagers, collected the remains of his mutilated body parts which had strewn around.

Now, two months later, she is being hounded by the same ‘’sahukars’’ from whom Babloo had taken a loan of Rs 4 lakh, in instalments -- the very reason why Babloo had abruptly ended his life which sent shockwaves in Mailoni village where they stay. Hit by severe drought and unseasonal rainfall, Babloo had invested heavily in the recent crop hoping he would make enough money in the second yield.

One fine evening, Babloo, unable to take any more, walked into an oncoming passenger train while his wife had gone to a nearby shop. But it is not Babloo alone who met such an agonizing end. Stories of farmers ending their lives due to poor crop yields are all over Bundelkhand region and the numerous packages announced by the central and state governments clearly has done nothing to bring a slight change in the lives of these families.

While there are no definite number of suicides in the region, local kisan leaders put it to several thousands ever since drought hit the region since 2003.

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The New Indian Express, 22 February, 2017, http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/feb/22/farmer-suicides-continue-to-trouble-bundelkhands-election-landscapes-1573338.html


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