After a recent incident where a debt-ridden farmer was forced to sell his kidney, hundred more farmers have come together to protest by auctioning their organs in public so that they can repay their debt, reports Asian Age.

According to Jayaji Suryavanshi, a farmer and a social activist, moneylenders send their goons to harass the farmers for money. "Due to this, we can't even go outside. We have no other option but to sell our body parts," he added.

He said that the selling price for kidneys was anywhere between Rs 2-3 lakhs, while for eyes it was Rs 1 lakh.

Suryavanshi said that the farmers were unhappy with the government's efforts. He added that farmers needed money to feed their families. "Despite all the hue and cry, no one is addressing the actual cause of these deaths," he said.

The news comes after after the expose of an international kidney racket in Vidarbha which holds the record for the highest number of farmer suicide deaths