A farmer in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra committed suicide and has held Narendra Modi government responsible for his death. In his suicide note, the farmer has mentioned the debt and wrote, “I am committing suicide due to the loan burden and Narendra Modi government is responsible for my suicide.”

Suicide letter of Chayare which names Narendra Modi government responsible for death

50-year-old farmer Shankar Bhaurao Chayare, a father of three daughters, swallowed pesticide in his village Rajuwadi of Ghantanji taluka, Yavatmal. According to reports, Chayare first tried to hang himself but could not succeed in doing so, then he swallowed pesticide to give up his life. Soon, he was rushed to the government medical college at Yavatmal, but doctors declared him dead at 1.30 pm on Tuesday.

Yavatmal district is infamous for most farmers suicide. In September 2017, a farmer named Prakash Mangaonkar committed suicide after writing “Modi Sarkar” and “Suicide of Debt” on two leaves which were found along his dead body.

Chayare urged state’s chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir for looking after his family member.

Following his death, villagers under alleged leadership of activist Devanand Pawar surrounded the Ghatanji Police Station and raised demand to file an FIR against Narendra Modi. The protestors refused the post-mortem of deceased Chayare until the case is registered.

Villagers surrouding Ghatanji police station.

Pawar told Indian Express, “The villagers are determined not to allow post-mortem till the offense is registered. A case of at least abetment to suicide can be immediately registered since the farmer has nearly named Modi to be the man, who has forced him to commit suicide. Don’t the police register such offenses in general in cases where the abettor’s name is mentioned in the suicide note?”

Although the police has not registered a case, it has received a formal complaint from the daughter of the Chayare which demands action against Narendra Modi under sections of Indian Penal Code.

In his suicide note, Chayare has even asked his family members to live with peace and love. According to the local sources, Chayare owed Rs 1.40 lakh to the banks and private money lenders. Chayare was in distress after red boll-worm attacked on his cotton crop, and he was unable to get rid of the debt.

Courtesy: Two Circles
 

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On Friday morning, a group of around 150 people, including 11 US nationals from the Christian community gathered at a church in Dadhauli village, which comes under Kothibhar police station of Maharajganj district. While the group was praying, some members of Hindu Yuva Vahini reached the place and saw US nationals in the prayer meeting.

Members of Hindu Yuva Vahini reached Kothibhar police station, alleging that the priest and US nationals were involved in a religious conversion in the church premises. Anand Kumar Gupta, SHO Kothibhar station, accompanied them to the church and stopped the prayer. Police found no such practice was being carried out. But police did check the passports and visas of every US national and let them go after finding everything was fine and proper.

While talking with TwoCircles.net, Anand Kumar Gupta said, “They (HYV activists) came to us with the complaint that US nationals were carrying out the religious conversion in the church. We responded to the complaint and found no such thing was happening on the ground. But we did check their papers.”
 

 

Witnesses report that the whole fiasco lasted for more than five hours. Police, along with the local intelligence unit checked and questioned US nationals. While the on-site investigation was still on, Hindu Yuva Vahini member kept insisting about filing a case against and the arrest of church priest U Hannah Adam.

The situation got serious after police let the US nationals leave the place. HYV activists created a chaos and questioned the police why they let them go. Angry members of HYV, which included Krishnanandan Puri aka Pappu Puri, Rajesh Kharwar, Manish Sharma and Sheshmani Yadav and others, intensified their demand to arrest the church priest.

However, the police declined all of their demands.

SHO Anand Gupta informed that they were demanding the arrest of priest and US nationals and to investigate the matter thoroughly. “But investigating a simple prayer meeting would mean creating a hindrance in the religious freedom of the individual”, added Gupta.
 

A source also informed that police intervention was necessary as members of HYV had vandalised a church and beaten people in Belwa village a few weeks ago.

A person related to the local church, who was present at the meeting on Friday morning, said on the condition of anonymity, “We were just praying there. No such conversion was being carried out but goons came and tried to disrupt a peaceful event with the help of the police.”

This story was first published on Two Circles.
 

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