Despite the announcement of a slew of sops by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for farmers at the BJD’s Chasi Samavesh at Sohela in Bargarh district, three more distressed farmers allegedly committed suicide in Dhenkanal, Sundargarh and Nuapada districts.
Diganta Das of Raitala village under Gondia block in Dhenkanal, who had consumed poison on Thursday night, died at the District Headquarters Hospital while undergoing treatment.