Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran on Wednesday blamed the Kerala government for the death of a paddy farmer at Ambalappuzha earlier this week.
K.R. Rajappan, 88, who was reportedly in distress over the inordinate delay in getting payment for the paddy procured from him during the ‘puncha’ (first) crop season, ended his life on Sunday.
Inaugurating a protest meeting organised under the aegis of the District Congress Committee (DCC) in front of the District Collectorate here, Mr. Sudheeran demanded that all those responsible for the farmer’s death be brought to book. Murder charges should be slapped on the Ministers and officials concerned, he said.
