Mamata Banerjee:farmers' suicides incorrect

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday rejected a proposal of a probe by an all-party team into the matter.Terming the reports of farmers' suicides incorrect,


Communist Party of India (CPI) legislator from Midnapore Prabodh Panda who met Banerjee at the secretariat with his proposal, said she had rejected his proposal as the reports of suicide were "untrue".

"Banerjee said that after inquiring the matter she found them untrue, and when there is no truth in it, where is the need then for sending such a team?" Panda said after the meeting.


The delegation also submitted a nine-point memorandum to Banerjee and requested her to provide an economic package to the affected farmers and waive their agricultural debts.

The team also urged Banerjee to compensate the families of the peasants who reportedly have committed suicide.
Banerjee had rubbished the reports of farmers' suicides and blamed the media and the opposition for distorting facts.
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