Rajasthan education minister cites 'love affair' as a cause of student suicides in Kota

He also urged parents to be attentive and not mount pressure on their children to study.

“In some cases, there are love affairs and the students commit suicide due to that,” the education minister said after a function.

Dilawar asked the parents to be attentive to their children's movements and routines.

“However, they are not so careful and when control is lost, the students tend to stray in the wrong direction,” he added.

Dilawar, who also holds the Panchayati Raj portfolio in the Rajasthan government, was speaking to reporters after a programme during which SVAMITVA cards for land ownership were issued to beneficiaries in Bundi.