Amitabh Bachchan reaches out to the poor, to pay off loans of over 850 farmers in Uttar Pradesh

In an effort to prevent the poor from committing suicide and save their lives, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has announced that he will be paying off loans of over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh.  Earlier too, Big B said he helped cleared loans of over 350 farmers from Maharashtra

 “It has been a most satisfying experience to give some to them our countrymen that sacrificed their lives for us... 44 families diversified into 112 entities were given out in my small way from Maharashtra, the brave hearts, the SHAHEED. More needs to be done from other parts of the country too. It shall be done.

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The 76-year-old actor said that he helped the farmers pay off loans in an effort to prevent them from committing suicide.

“Over 350 farmers loans that were difficult to pay off, and to prevent them from committing suicide, was paid off some days back too... Earlier farmer loans from Andhra and Vidarbha had been done... Now a list of over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh have been identified and their loans amounting to over Rs 5.5 crore shall be taken care of .. the assistance from the bank in question assists in its execution and its benevolence,” Bachchan wrote on his blog.

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Amitabh also revealed his decision to help Ajeet Singh, who appeared on the reality show KBC Karmveer. 

“Tomorrow a contribution to Ajeet Singh, who was on KBC Karmveer, and who works towards forced prostitution and the protection of young girls being kidnapped and forced into this dastardly crime, is being sent to him to help in his most valiant endeavour.”