In a shocking statement that has put the Bharatiya Janata Party, already on the backfoot after the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scam, in a spot, Union Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said the it was love affairs or impotency that caused the death of more than 1,400 farmers in India this year.


In a written reply in Rajya Sabha to a question of what has caused the death of so many farmers in India, Singh said, "According to the National Crime Records Bureau, causes of (farmer) suicides include family problems, illness, drugs... dowry, love affairs and impotency." The minister, however, did not rule out debt as one of the reasons.


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