After 6 deaths, Shivraj Singh Chouhan to observe fast, meet agitating farmers

Bhopal: A farmer apparently injured in the lathicharge by the police on a group of agitating tillers at Bhaugarh in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district late on Thursday evening died at a private hospital in Indore, a few hours later. With his death, the death toll in the nine-day farmer unrest has risen to six.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, meanwhile, announced on Friday he would “indefinitely” shift his office to Dussehra Maidan, a sprawling ground here, on Saturday to meet agitating farmers to address their problems, and go on fast.

“I will meet farmers and people there. I will resolve their problems. I will also fast for peace,” Mr Chouhan said.