279. AAP's Sanjay Singh Meets Farmer's Family, Offers Rs. 10-L Aid

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh today met the grieving family of Gajendra Singh, the farmer who allegedly hanged himself from a tree at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where AAP's farmers' rally was in progress.

Singh visited Nangal Jhamarwada village in Bandikui area of Dausa district and met with Singh's children and other family members.

After sitting quietly for a while before the daughter and sons of the deceased farmer, Singh went inside a room to meet his father, wife and other members.

He consoled the family members there.

Earlier, the family had rejected an apology by Arvind Kejriwal for continuing with the AAP rally in Delhi, while the farmer hanged himself to death and demanded a CBI probe into the incident.

"What will happen now after this apology? My brother has died. Kejriwal did not stop the rally for even two minutes after the incident," the farmer's sister Rekha told reporters in the village.

Gajendra's father also alleged some conspiracy behind his son's death.

"I feel there was a conspiracy. Their conspiracy...They must have a plan," he said.

The deceased farmer's brother Vijender said his mental situation was not of that sort that he would commit suicide.

"Although he may have been a little upset... He was instigated by the crowd. That is why it is being asked that why he went there despite being a Samajwadi Party worker," Vijendra said.

"First of all, I want to know who invited him? His phone records should be checked," he said.

On Kejriwal's apology, he said at least the chief minister realised his mistake.

A statement issued by the party said Singh also told the family that the Aam Aadmi Party will take care of education of the three children of Singh and would bear all expenses on the marriage of his daughter Megha.

"Singh arranged a telephonic conversation between the members of the bereaved family and AAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who expressed his deep condolences. Kejriwal told the family that the AAP stands with the family in this hour of grief.

"Sunil Agiwal, Kirti Pathak, Shakti Singh and Rajendra Singh of party's Rajasthan unit also visited the family with Sanjay Singh and assured the family of all possible support and help by party's state unit," the statement added.

Party MLAs from Delhi Sunil Balyan, Rajesh Gupta and Rajesh Rishi also met the family to express their condolences to the bereaved family.

PLACES: RAJASTHAN,  DELHI - NEW DELHI

OUTLOOK 24 APRIL, 2015