Son of farmer who attempted suicide refuses Maharashtra government assistance

Representational PicThe Maharashtra government has offered an assistance of Rs 15 lakh to an 84yearold farmer who is in a serious condition after allegedly trying to commit suicide here but his son has refused to accept the succour State energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule had announced the assistance to Dharma Patil after he tried to end his life at the secretariat in Mumbai as he was upset over inadequate compensation granted for his land acquired for a thermal plant projectDharma Patil from Sindakhedraja town in Buldhana district came to the Mantralaya secretariat on Monday to follow up on his request for higher remuneration from the state government for the acquisition of his land for a thermal plant project He later allegedly consumed poison inside the secretariat premises following which the police rushed him to St George Hospital in south Mumbai His son Narendra Patil today said I have been told that the state government has offered Rs 15 lakh as financial assistance to my familyI refuse to accept it because my father is not begging for money All we want is parity in the land acquisition procedure as our neighbour got a much higher remuneration compared to us he said If the state can pay a higher amount to our neighbour for acquiring his land then how can it offer a lower amount to us Both the pieces of land are located next to each other then why such disparity he askedThe farmers son yesterday said his father got only Rs four lakh compensation for his fiveacre land and claimed that their neighbour received Rs 189 crore for two acres of land He said his father had been visiting the state administrative headquarters here for the past three months to complain about the inadequate compensation for his land Yesterday Dharma Patil was shifted to the J J Hospital for further treatment The hospitals medical officer said the farmers condition was still serious He is over 80 years of age and suffers from other ailments hence is taking time to recover the officer addedThe contentreporting displayed on our websitewwwmiddaycomis provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go