New Delhi, March 1 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has expressed "grave concern" and "profound disappointment" over the claim of high suicide rates in Gujarat.

Kharge quoted data presented in the state assembly and said 25,000 people took their life over the past three financial years, with nearly 500 of them being students.

"It is with grave concern and profound disappointment that I address the distressing revelation brought to light by the Gujarat government regarding the shockingly high suicide rates," said Kharge.

The latest data presented in the State Assembly underscores a harrowing reality: under the rule of the BJP government, more than 25,000 lives have been lost to the scourge of suicide over the past three financia...