Nagpur: Son-in-law of Kalawati Bandurkar, a
widow who became the face of farmers' distress in Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi's speech in Parliament, allegedly
committed suicide afted he failed to repay his debt.
Sanjay Kadaskar (25), husband of Kalawati's youngest
daughter Sangeeta, committed suicide on Thursday by consuming
pesticide at his home in Yavatmal district, an NGO Vidarbha
Janandolan Samiti president Kishore Tiwari said today.
A native of Kathdoda, Kadaskar, who works as an auto
driver, chose death after his crops in 4.5 acres suffered
badly due to untimely rains and failed to repay the loan he
took for an auto-rickshaw, Tiwari said.
Gandhi had met Kalawati during a visit to Vidarbha and
later referred to her poor condition in his speech during the
debate on trust vote in Parliament.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 20:13