"Wouldn't They Die At Home?": Haryana Minister On Farmers' Protest Deaths Hours after making the statement, Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal said "wrong meaning" was given to his statements. Updated: February 14, 2021 12:13 am IST Haryana Minister JP Dalal said the farmers 200 people out of 1-2 lakh die in six months anyway. Chandigarh: In a controversial statement on the deaths of farmers during the protest against the centre's new farm laws, Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal on Saturday said they would have died even if they had stayed back home. Faced with a backlash on social media, he later apologised. Mr Dalal made the remark in Haryana's Bhiwani in response to a reporter's query over the "death of 200 farmers".