Survey Officials Beaten with Brooms in Karnataka's Bidadi Amid Land Acquisition Protests
Women farmers chased survey officials with brooms as police said three personnel were injured and two vehicles were damaged during the Bidadi Township protest.
- On Monday, women farmers in Mandalahalli wielded brooms at officials attempting to survey land for the Bidadi Township Project. The Greater Bengaluru Development Authority is acquiring 7,404 acres across nine villages in Ramanagara taluk.
- Farmers have protested the proposed township for 500 days, escalating after the state government notified 519 acres for acquisition last month across three revenue villages.
- Residents disputed the GBDA's claimed 80% consent, questioning why officials proceeded without securing broader support. A 73-year-old farmer identified as Krishnappa collapsed during the melee, and three police personnel sustained injuries.
- Ramanagara Superintendent of Police R. Srinivas Gowda said authorities registered an FIR against protesters. Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy warned against "government high-handedness" and police pressure on farmers.
- BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra alleged Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar prioritized real estate over farmers' interests. The government offers 9,693 square feet of developed land per acre as compensation under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act.
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Survey for Bidadi Township ends in chaos as women farmers chase officials with brooms
Chaos ensued in Mandalahalli village near Bidadi as women farmers in the region went up in arms and wielded brooms at officials who had arrived to conduct the Joint Measurement Committee survey for the proposed Greater Bengaluru Township Project, popularly known as the Bidadi Township Project. Officials had to beat a hasty retreat.
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