Watch: MNS workers vandalise office of Yavatmal Agriculture over farmer deaths

MNS workers on Wednesday, vandalised the office of the Agriculture officer of Yavatmal over farmer deaths in the area.

IndiaToday.in  | Posted by: Ekta Handa
Yavatmal, October 11, 2017 | UPDATED 19:24 IST
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A video posted by ANI shows MNS workers vandalising the office of the Agriculture officer of Yavatmal. These workers were protesting against the the high number of farmer deaths in Yavatmal after spraying of toxic pesticides on GM Cotton crop.

The video shows MNS workers throwing chairs and accusing the agriculture officer for the farmer deaths in the area.

The incidents of farmer deaths in Yavtamal area of Maharashtra recently came to light. Hundreds of farmers were admitted to various hospitals in the Yavatmal district due to the spraying of toxic pesticides on genetically modified cotton crop. The cases have been cropping up since July this year, but the administration sprung into action only after the death toll reached double digits.

Maharashtra Minister of State for Agriculture Sadabhau Khot visited Yavatmal last week and ordered the formation of teams for investigating the deaths.