Farmer commits suicide, Family refuse to take body until CM comes

Yavatmal (Maharashtra), April 11: Over 36 hours after Maharashtra farmer Shankar Bhaurao Chayre committed suicide, his family on Wednesday refused to take his body for the last rites till Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis meets them.

In a major embarrassment for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chayre consumed poison and ended his life in his farm and a suicide note naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and other officials, was recovered.

The family also rejected a compensation of Rs 100,000 offered on behalf of the state government by Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalamban Mission (VNSM) Chairman Kishore Tiwari.

"The family is shattered by losing their sole breadwinner. They have demanded that the CM must visit them, understand the problems of the farmers before they would accept Chayre's body," Tiwari said.