The suicide of a farmer at an AAP rally reverberated in the Lok Sabha on Thursday with opposition parties demanding an immediate discussion and a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue, forcing the house to be adjourned till noon.

A host of MPs from various parties had moved motion for suspension of question hour and an immediate discussion in the matter.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said the government was ready for a discussion and even Home Minister Rajnath Singh would make a statement on the issue.

However, an unrelenting opposition started shouting slogans against the prime minister and the government demanding an immediate discussion.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who tried to continue with the question hour for some time, said: "Yesterday nobody tried to save him and today you are politicising the issue."

Gajendra Singh, a distressed farmer from Dausa in Rajasthan, committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself from a tree in full public view in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at an Aam Aadmi Party rally.

Live updates:



02.30 pm: Had there been 1 ambulance and one fire tender during AAP's rally then the farmer could have been saved: Ajay Maken



02.29 pm: This is a great tragedy, that so many farmers are committing suicide: Former PM Manmohan Singh



02.07 pm: The Home Minister spoke a lie in the House by saying that the Delhi police was not allowed to do its work



02.06 pm: What Rajnath Singh said is not in line with what the Police said: Kumar Vishwas (AAP)



02.00 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on farmer's suicide:

Kisaan ki zindagi se badi koi cheez nahin hoti, insaan ki zindagi se badi koi cheez nahin hoti: PM Modi in LS pic.twitter.com/PJf2a7EHTR ANI (@ANI_news) April 23, 2015

- I join in the grief expressed in this House. We also have to see which wrong road we walked. What were the wrong steps in the past & now- We have to find solutions. The problem is old, widespread, govt will accept all suggestions. Nothing more valuable than human life

01.42 pm: I am not calling the opposition "anti farmer", I am talking about actions that can be taken: Rajnath Singh



01.35 pm: We need to figure out what the cause of this is, that more than 60% population still relies on food security



01:30 pm: I offer my and PM's condolences to #GajendraSingh's family. Matter shouldn't be politicised: Rajnath

01:29 pm: Police requested people who were gathered to stop applauding and raising slogans: Rajnath

01:28 pm: Party has decided to give the family Rs 10 lakh as compensation: Sanjay Singh (AAP) on Gajendra Singh suicide case



12.59 pm: Sirf radio pe 'mann ki baat' karna kaafi nahi: Bhagwant Singh (AAP) in Lok Sabha on Gajendra Singh suicide case



12.58 pm: Several state govt's report wrong figures, they cover up the suicides committed by farmers: Bhagwant Mann in Lok Sabha



12. 50 pm: BSP leader Mayawati raises concern over farmer's suicide, says both Centre and state government needs to pay attention



12.27 pm: Not even 1 year since our government was formed, over 60 years of Congress rule has resulted in farming sector problem: Nitin Gadkari



12.26 pm: My party has already made a statement: LK Advani



12.13 pm: Delhi Police has recovered Rajasthan farmer Gajendra Singh's phone.



12.12 pm: Media should have been more humane too, when the farmer threw his suicide note there was a run to grab it first



12.09 pm: Introspection needs to be done, why wasnt the farmer stopped? Why did the police not come forward?: Deepender S Hooda in Lok Sabha



12.06 pm: The farmer could have been stopped from committing suicide, AAP leaders should have been proactive: Mayawati



11.37 am: Water canons used against BJP leaders protesting at Shaheedi Park in Delhi.



11.36 am: Government is ready for a statement on this, Congress and other parties are playing politics over this.

11.25: We have submitted a report to the Home Ministry: BS Bassi, Delhi CP on Gajendra Singh suicide case pic.twitter.com/e045fhuhKl

Walkout in Lok Sabha by Left parties.

11.18 am: Last rites of Gajendra in Nangal, Jhamarwada Dausa, Rajasthan.



"Gajendra ka balidaan yaad karega Hindustan" "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" slogans at funeral of Gajendra pic.twitter.com/HVqqhGnDFZ ANI (@ANI_news) April 23, 2015

Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Manohar Parrikar & Nitin Gadkari meeting with PM Modi in Parliament.

10.45 am: This was a motivated murder, an FIR should be lodged for murder: Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay on Gajendra Singh.

