BRAHMAPUR: A debt-ridden farmer, who
had attempted suicide consuming poison on Wednesday, succumbed to his illness
at the hospital bed on Saturday in Ganjam, the home district of Chief Minister
Naveen Patnaik.
The person who committed suicide was Trinath
Pradhan (50), a peasant of Erandra village under Rangeilunda block in the
district. He consumed poison on Wednesday and was admitted in the MKCG
Medical College Hospital
where he died on the wee hours of Saturday.
It is alleged that he was in extreme mental
stress due to loans borrowed from private sources and the cooperative society for
agriculture during recent kharif season. According to the deceased’s wife, they
are facing crop loss for continuously three year as a result they failed to pay
the borrowed money more than Rs 50,000.
Pradhan has two children and a
physically challenged sister of 35-years old. “The debt burden and tension
regarding maintenance of family was always hammering on his mind. Without their
knowledge, his husband took the extreme step,” said Pradhan’s bereaved wife and
requested the Government to help her family.
The District committee of BJP demanded
total waiver of loan of the farmer and declared compensation amount to assist
the farmer’s family. BJP Krushak Morcha leader Ram Patra alleged that the
hospital didn’t give free treatment to the farmer, though the State Government
is claiming as the friend of the farmer.
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