B. Prabhakar, 45, of Poddutur village of Chintakani mandal, recorded a video before consuming pesticides.
Taking serious note of the incident, the Chief Minister directed the officials to conduct a thorough investigation and take action against those responsible.
In the video, which was widely circulated on social media, the farmer said officials did not act on his complaint that some villagers had damaged his agricultural field with bulldozers.
Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao also directed revenue and police officials to immediately conduct an investigation and take action against those involved. The minister asked the officials to submit the investigation report to the government. He appealed to farmers not to end their lives due to disputes and assured them that they would get justice as per Congress norm.
Earlier, BRS MLA Harish Rao showed the farmer's selfie video at a press conference. He alleged that instead of filing cases against the encroachers based on the farmer's dying statement, the police were trying to file cases against the person who took the video of Prabhakar's suicide. He alleged that the farmer did not receive any help from the police or revenue officials.
The former minister said the farmer's complaint was not registered at the police station, reflecting the deteriorating law and order situation in Telangana.
Harish Rao demanded Rs 25 lakh ex gratia for the farmer's family and a government job for a family member.
Prabhakar, in his video, named five people in his village who damaged his agricultural field spread over three acres by digging up the soil with bulldozers. He said that he had complained to the local sub-inspector and Tahsildar, but they failed to resolve his problem. He went to Khammam on Monday to report the matter to the district collector, but as the grievance cell meeting was over, he could not do so.
After consuming the pesticide, he called his family. They informed the police and when his family members were able to reach the spot, Prabhakar was found dead.
Taking serious note of the incident, the Chief Minister directed the officials to conduct a thorough investigation and take action against those responsible.
In the video, which was widely circulated on social media, the farmer said officials did not act on his complaint that some villagers had damaged his agricultural field with bulldozers.
Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao also directed revenue and police officials to immediately conduct an investigation and take action against those involved. The minister asked the officials to submit the investigation report to the government. He appealed to farmers not to end their lives due to disputes and assured them that they would get justice as per Congress norm.
Earlier, BRS MLA Harish Rao showed the farmer's selfie video at a press conference. He alleged that instead of filing cases against the encroachers based on the farmer's dying statement, the police were trying to file cases against the person who took the video of Prabhakar's suicide. He alleged that the farmer did not receive any help from the police or revenue officials.
The former minister said the farmer's complaint was not registered at the police station, reflecting the deteriorating law and order situation in Telangana.
Harish Rao demanded Rs 25 lakh ex gratia for the farmer's family and a government job for a family member.
Prabhakar, in his video, named five people in his village who damaged his agricultural field spread over three acres by digging up the soil with bulldozers. He said that he had complained to the local sub-inspector and Tahsildar, but they failed to resolve his problem. He went to Khammam on Monday to report the matter to the district collector, but as the grievance cell meeting was over, he could not do so.
After consuming the pesticide, he called his family. They informed the police and when his family members were able to reach the spot, Prabhakar was found dead.
