Failing to sell paddy even after having a token, a farmer consumed poison in front of Bandhagaon panchayat office under the Bhadrak Rural police limits in Bhadrak district on Saturday.
However, he was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition.
As per reports, the Rameswar Self Help Group (SHG) was entrusted to procure paddy from farmers in the panchayat. One Rama Krushna Panda had received a token to sell his paddy to the SHG. Even after repeated requests made by Rama Krushna, the SHG did not procure his produce. Depressed over not being able to sell his crop, he attempted to end his life by consuming poison.
“Panda, a large-scale farmer, has over 50 quintals of paddy,” informed a local.
Earlier in the day, a group of farmers blocked NH-53 near Basantia Chhak in Anandpur of the district alleging irregularities in paddy procurement.
