{"id":4788,"date":"2026-05-09T09:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/jayant-patil-slams-maharashtra-government-over-farmer-suicides-crimes-against-women\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:38:03","slug":"jayant-patil-slams-maharashtra-government-over-farmer-suicides-crimes-against-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/jayant-patil-slams-maharashtra-government-over-farmer-suicides-crimes-against-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayant Patil Slams Maharashtra Government Over Farmer Suicides, Crimes Against Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"478\">Senior <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction)<\/span> leader <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">Jayant Patil<\/span> on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government over rising farmer suicides and crimes against women, alleging that leaders of the ruling alliance had \u201cearned a PhD in corruption\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"717\">In a statement, Patil said that despite the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">Bharatiya Janata Party<\/span> being in power in 17 states, Maharashtra ranked first in the country in both corruption and farmer suicides, while standing second in crimes against women.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"953\">Referring to the latest report of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">National Crime Records Bureau<\/span> (NCRB), he stated that 3,824 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra during the past year, placing the state at the top nationally in terms of farmer suicides.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1191\">Patil alleged that the government had failed to address the issues faced by farmers and women, despite repeated assurances and schemes. 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