Tuesday , December 24 2024

Villagers stage protest demanding compensation at government rate


Bhagalpur, June 25 (HS). All India Kisan Mahasabha staged a sit-in protest in Bhagalpur Collectorate premises on Tuesday over various demands. The people protesting are demanding that the government is acquiring land for road construction in Kadwa Diara. But compensation is not being given at the government rate.

District President of All India Kisan Mahasabha, Umesh Prasad Yadav said that the Land Acquisition Act was implemented in 2013 for land acquisition. Under which the government rate was 96 thousand rupees per decimal. But the government is giving only 72000 rupees per decimal to the farmers. We oppose this. If our demands are not met here, then we will go to the top.