Farmers on strike over land aid

  • | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

“The court had also directed the Noida Authority to allot farmers 10% farming land for the land acquired. Noida: Around 1,000 farmers protested outside the Noida Authority’s office on Tuesday, demanding increased compensation for their land acquired for different projects.Sukhveer Pehalwan, a farmer leader from Sarfabad village, said the Noida Authority had acquired land from farmers for different projects but did not deliver the increased compensation. The protesters had blocked the traffic movement in front of the Noida Authority’s office, which also affected the work.Rajesh Kumar Singh, OSD at Noida Authority, said that the city magistrate and an Authority team had talked to the protesting farmers.“They said to come again on Wednesday to hold discussion on the issue,” he said. The Authority has not met the demands,” he said.

Noida: Around 1,000 farmers protested outside the Noida Authority’s office on Tuesday, demanding increased compensation for their land acquired for different projects.Sukhveer Pehalwan, a farmer leader from Sarfabad village, said the Noida Authority had acquired land from farmers for different projects but did not deliver the increased compensation. “The court had also directed the Noida Authority to allot farmers 10% farming land for the land acquired. The Authority has not met the demands,” he said. The protesters had blocked the traffic movement in front of the Noida Authority’s office, which also affected the work.Rajesh Kumar Singh, OSD at Noida Authority, said that the city magistrate and an Authority team had talked to the protesting farmers.“They said to come again on Wednesday to hold discussion on the issue,” he said.

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