Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil has given the clarification after making a controversial statement about the farmers. BC Patil said that 'I said that whoever commits suicide is coward, never said that farmers are cowards. They are the backbone of the nation. The government should take care of them and ensure that they do not commit suicide. History says that suicide is cowardice. Not only the farmer, whoever commits suicide is a coward. '
BC Patil said that 'As Agriculture Minister, I talked about farmers. I have said that farmers should not commit suicide, so there is no question of apology. Farmers should live a good life, that is our intention, for this, we are doing our work. '
Please tell that on Thursday, Patil said that the farmer who committed suicide is a coward. Addressing farmers at Ponampet in the Kodagu district of Karnataka, the Agriculture Minister said that farmers who commit suicide are cowards. Only those cowards commit suicide, who cannot take care of their wives and children.
Patil was telling the bamboo producers in Ponampet how profitable the agribusiness is. Along with this, he said that some cowards do not realize this and they commit suicide. In support of his statement, Patil gave the example of a woman who was wearing gold bangles.
The minister said that when I got information about where the gold bangles came from in his hands, you know what he said? He said that this mother earth has given me this for 35 years of hard work. Patil asked you are not happy to hear all this. He said that when a woman is completely dependent on agriculture and achieves success then why can't other farmers do it.