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Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar earlier had slammed the previous Congress government for being "insensitive" to the issue of farmers and announced a compensation of Rs 1092 crore for crop loss.

The incidents of farmers' suicide is a raging political issue in India now with the Congress stepping up the heat on the BJP for its land acquisition ordinance.

The suicide of a farmers in a rally of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi also generated a lot of controversy. 

  Flexing political muscles after his controversial 57-day-long sabbatical, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi recently assured the farmers in a rally that he will 'fight their battle' while slamming the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and saying that the Prime Minister aims in making the base of India weak by his 'pro-corporate' measures.

"The government has forgotten that this country belongs to farmers. This country does not belong to the corporate houses. Farmer have created the base of India," Rahul Gandhi said claiming that the Prime Minister is weakening the same base.

Hundreds of farmers are committing suicide all over India for crop failure.