Farmer Suicide  

Farmer commits suicide after recording a selfie video, requesting the chief minister to attend his funeral and asked him to supply water to the lakes of Santhe Bachalli which is affected by drought. Here is how the chief minister Kumaraswamy reacted.

The Congress raised the issue in the state Assembly and also staged a walkout protesting the government's unwillingness to allow an adjournment motion. The parties argued in the Assembly over the issue of farmer suicides in the state.
 

The Congress has also made a tentative promise of a separate budget for farmers. While promising to address the issue of farmer suicides, the manifesto does not present a roadmap, let alone a solution, to address farmers' grievances.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has decided to call bank managers to discuss possible measures to support the farmers. Reports say that in the past two months, seven farmers have committed suicide in Idukki due to debts. 
 

Yamanappa , who took a loan of Rs 5 lakh from a private bank in Karnataka, died of cancer, despite spending Rs 4 lakh on his treatment. Currently, the bank has sent a notice to the family to pay Rs 8,60,000 including interest.

The farmer had sold his sugarcane to Vijayalakshmi Sugar Mills. As the company did not harvest it on time the farmer did it himself. Following this, company refused to buy his crop.