India: Distressed Farmers Forced to Sell Body Parts Claims UNPA

Farmers in India are selling their body parts and a claim has been made that this is connected to the Kidney scam and the fault of the United Progressive Alliance. A rally is being planned..

India: NDTV.com reports that the leaders of the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) have sated that distressed farmers had been forced to sell their body parts in order to survive and that this situation lead to the Kidney scam. '' [United Progressive Alliance] UPA rule has rendered farmers helpless in their own Congress ruled state like this (Haryana). Farmers have been forced to sell their kidney to survive,'' Telegu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu said at the rally organized by the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) here. ''The rise in number of suicide cases in different states is unfortunate. The situation is created due to wrong policies of the government,'' he claimed. The UNPA and Smajwadi leader Amar Singh said '' while the farmers die of debts, our agriculture minister is busy with cricket.'' A joint protest rally is planned for in front of Parliament on February 26, the front leaders announced at the rally. ''People ask us if we are an insignificant alliance. My answer to them is to watch out for the Parliament demonstration. We are fighting the cause hand-in-hand with the Left partners,'' Singh added.