Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a man claiming to be a farmer from Osmanabad attempted self-immolation outside Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday, as the monsoon session was underway. The man has been admitted to the nearest hospital by the police.
Reports say the man identified as Subhash Bhanudas Deshmukh has suffered 20% burn injuries.
Visuals showed the man engulfed in fire as policemen around making attempts to douse the fire.
"We have received information that a farmer identified as Subhash Bhanudas Deshmukh set himself ablaze outside Vidhan Bhavan," Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said.
It is not exactly known why the man took up this grave step.
Earlier during the day, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole had slammed the Sena-BJP government saying, "farmers have suffered heavy losses due to rains in Maharashtra but government isn't doing anything."
In the morning, Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray and Uddhav faction leaders had also protested outside the State Assembly against the Maharashtra government, demanding compensation for farmers whose crops got damaged due to heavy rains.
(This is a developing story. More details are awaited.)
