In comments that are bound to snowball into a controversy, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Friday attributed farmer suicides to dowry, love affairs and impotency.

“According to the National Crime Records Bureau, causes of (farmer) suicides include family problems, illness, drugs... dowry, love affairs and impotency," Singh said in a reply to a question on the death of farmers. He, however, did not rule out debt as one of the reasons.

Over 1,400 farmers have died in India this year. 

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