Unhappy over the ongoing deadlock between the government and the farmers regarding the three farm laws, Jayabhagwan Rana, a 42-year-old farmer from Paksma village in Rohtak, Haryana on Tuesday, consumed some poisonous substance at the Tikri border in Bahadurgarh. The farmer was immediately taken to Sanjay Gandhi hospital in Delhi for treatment. His condition remained critical and at midnight at 2.30 pm on Wednesday was declared dead.
Before he was being taken to the ambulance, Jai Bhagwan said that nobody is listening to the living; maybe now they would listen to the dead.
In his suicide note, the farmer said that this movement has become a battle of mustaches now, neither the government nor the protesting farmers are ready to bow down.
The deceased farmer in his one-page long suicide note has expressed unhappiness over the adamant attitude adopted both by farmers and the government and how they have turned this fight for rights into a battle of egos.
Jayabhagwan in his suicide note has given two solutions to bring an end to the ongoing protest and break the deadlock that is still going even after nine round of talks between the Centre and the farmers. He has also requested the government and the farmers to consider his advice.
See what Jayabhagwan wrote:
"I am a small farmer. My name is Jayabhagwan Rana. The government claims they have made the laws for the benefits of the farmers while the farmers are protesting against it saying they will be harmful to the farming sector. The government says only two or four states are protesting against the laws and farmers across the country have supported these laws whereas the farmers say that this movement is of farmers of the entire nation.``
Jayabhagwan also said that this protest has become a battle of ego. Neither the government nor the farmers are willing to accept each other’s proposals.
By the end of his note, Jayabhagwan had tried to provide a solution to end the deadlock. He said farmers and the Centre need to show a willingness to consider each other’s viewpoints and come forward with an open mind to resolve the issue.
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Read what solution Jayabhagwan has given before living this world.
Jayabhagwan in his suicide note said that two farmers leaders from all states and Union Territories should be called in Delhi. They should be asked to publicly give their opinion on the agriculture laws - if they favour or not favour the laws, in front of the national media. If more states are in favour of the new farm laws, then the farmers should immediately stop the agitation and allow the government to implement the three laws and the farmers to follow them. And if more states are not in favour of the laws, the government should completely repeal the farm laws that were enacted in September last year.
Jayabhgawan ended his note by saying, “Mere Bharat Ki Pechan. Mazbut Jawan, Mehnatiya Kisan, Bhola Insan”.
Farmers are protesting since late November 2020 against the three farm laws, demanding a complete withdrawal of the laws. By far more than 60 farmers have died during the agitation. Some died by committing suicide while some succumbed to the cold harsh weather.
The Centre has been assuring the farmers that these laws will bring profits to them and develop the agricultural sector in the country. While the farmers remain adamant to get these laws repealed and guaranteed minimum support for their produce.
Opinion
With so many farmers dying being unhappy from the laws, the solution given by deceased Jayabhagwan seems appealing. After months of protest, it is time now that the farmers and the Centre try to come up with a solution leaving their egos and bitterness behind. The solution looks practical and good enough to get a try.