Aligarh:
In an overnight development, the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh has agreed to raise compensation money for farmers after protests continued in parts of the state over land acquisition for the Yamuna Expressway, a 165 km road link from Noida to Agra.
Farmers will now be paid 570 rupees per square feet instead of 436 per square feet earlier.
The government has also decided double the compensation for the farmers who died in the protests to 10 lakh rupees. No farmer will now be forced to part with his land if they he doesn't want to.
Farmers' leader Rambabu Kathalia will also be released today after completion of court formalities.
Since Saturday, four farmers have died in clashes in Aligarh and Mathura between police and agitating protesters demanding higher compensation for their land.
UPROAR IN LOK SABHA OVER UP FARMERS' AGITATION
There was uproar in the Lok Sabha today as well over the issue of the farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh and Mathura regions over land acquisition for the Yamuna Expressway.
The ruling BSP government was cornered with opposition and the Congress uniting against Mayawati and alleging that land was forcefully taken away from farmers.
Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav demanded that a report be filed on the issue. BJP's Rajnath Singh also spoke about farmers' land being acquired forcibly.
Defending its stand, BSP's Dara Singh replied that compensation has been increased and that it's been announced today that no land would be acquired forcibly.
On Monday too, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned repeatedly with the Opposition demanding a discussion over the farmers' demands.
Farmers will now be paid 570 rupees per square feet instead of 436 per square feet earlier.
The government has also decided double the compensation for the farmers who died in the protests to 10 lakh rupees. No farmer will now be forced to part with his land if they he doesn't want to.
Farmers' leader Rambabu Kathalia will also be released today after completion of court formalities.
Since Saturday, four farmers have died in clashes in Aligarh and Mathura between police and agitating protesters demanding higher compensation for their land.
UPROAR IN LOK SABHA OVER UP FARMERS' AGITATION
There was uproar in the Lok Sabha today as well over the issue of the farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh and Mathura regions over land acquisition for the Yamuna Expressway.
The ruling BSP government was cornered with opposition and the Congress uniting against Mayawati and alleging that land was forcefully taken away from farmers.
Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav demanded that a report be filed on the issue. BJP's Rajnath Singh also spoke about farmers' land being acquired forcibly.
Defending its stand, BSP's Dara Singh replied that compensation has been increased and that it's been announced today that no land would be acquired forcibly.
On Monday too, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned repeatedly with the Opposition demanding a discussion over the farmers' demands.
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