Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has said corruption is one the major factors behind farmer suicides in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, and the Jan Lokpal Bill will bring relief to the distressed peasants.
“Despite whooping amounts sanctioned by the government to curb suicides in the region, it is not reaching the needy farmers because of corruption,” Kejriwal, who was here to address a public meeting organised by People for India Forum at Shivaji BPEd College, told reporters last evening. Farmers are not getting proper price for their cotton; the prices have been kept low deliberately, its all happening because of corruption, he said.
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