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MUMBAI: Distress among farmers in Maharashtra pushed 2,851 of them to end their lives last year, according to data compiled by state relief and rehabi.

951 farmers ended their lives in the Amravati revenue division, followed by 877 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 257 in Nagpur division, 254 in Nashik division and 27 in Pune division, Maharashtra Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Anil Bhaidas Patil informed the state assembly.

Periyapatna and Hunsur taluks in Mysuru district have recorded the highest number of farmer suicides since April. Find out the reasons behind this distressing trend and the urgent need for a detailed inquiry.

Gandhi said the Congress government led by Kamal Nath was duly elected by the people in the 2018 Assembly elections

Mangaluru: BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the state is reeling under drought and that 250 farmers have ended their lives by suicide .

West Bengal does not have a single farmer suicide and the state, which is the highest producer of rice in the country, is focussing on diversification of agriculture, West Bengal minister for Agriculture Sobhondeb Chattopadhyay said in Kolkata.

Rajasthan farmer, Madhuram Jaipal of Jaisalmer said the BJP has misused his picture in the poster and urged the party to remove it at the earliest.

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