The old series of peasants in Maharashtra is still ongoing, which is not taking the name of the stop. A large area in this state is affected by drought and many other seasonal conditions such as heavy rains, floods and hail are damaging the lives of farmers by damaging crops. Meanwhile, 269 farmers have committed suicide in the state’s Marathwada region from January 2025 to March 2025, and 204 farmers committed suicide over the last three months. This information has been obtained from the report of the Divisional Commissioner’s Office.
There are eight districts in this region of Central Maharashtra, which is considered semi -drying part due to the low rainfall and the change in the monsoon. The report said that the farmers’ suicides in the Pete district were a significant increase in the suicides. In January-March 2024, 44 farmers committed suicide, while 71 farmers committed suicide in the first three months of this year.
Farmers committed suicide in these districts
In the first trimester of 2024, 204 farmers committed suicide in Marathwada, while the number of farmers who committed suicide during the January-March period reached 65 to 269. The report provided the district-wide details of the farmers’ suicide (January 2025) in Marathwada. Of these, 71 farmers have committed suicide by 71 farmers, 50 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 37 Nande, 33 at 33, 33 in Tarasivi, 18 in Lathur, 16 in Hingoli and 13 in Jalna.
Raju Shetty raised questions about the Mahayudi government
Former Lok Sabha MP And Shetgari Sangathan Raju Shetty demanded the waiver of agricultural loans by targeting the BJP -led Mahayyudy government for the suicides of the peasantry. He said the government had promised to waive the debts of state farmers during last year’s legislative campaign, but they did not do so. It is like deceiving the farmers. He considered the reasons for suicide by small and somewhat farmers.
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