Chidambaram slams 'anti-farmer' Shivraj government
New Delhi, June 10: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the "anti-farmer" Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh as two more farmers died standing in queues at the mandis.
He also said bulk of the farmers don't get minimum support price (MSP) and that is why they are driven to commit suicide.
"Indian Express has a story of two farmers dying and two farmers waiting for 6 days to get their grain weighed at a mandi in MP. Speaks volumes about the anti-farmer government," he said in tweets.
"The bulk of the farmers don't get the MSP. That problem has not been fixed. Now you know why many farmers are driven to commit suicide".
The heading of the story is - "No. 234 in the mandi queue: A story of a father and a son in line for six days."
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
