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Farmers protesting in front of the Deputy Tahsildar office at Channarayanapatna hobli in Devanahalli taluk. DH Photo/Varsha Gowda Devanahalli: After three years of sustained peaceful protest against the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board’s (KIADB) land acquisition in Devanahalli, tensions escalated on Thursday when a farmer attempted suicide by consuming rice laced with pesticide.
The incident took place at the protest site in Channarayanapatna Hobli, where several other farmers also attempted to ingest the chemical. The escalation followed an incident earlier in the day when Devanahalli police stopped a bus and several other vehicles carrying around 150 to 200 farmers who were on their way to meet K H Muniyappa, MLA of the Devanahalli constituency.
Muniyappa had previously assured the farmers that he would take a final call on the land acquisition and announce his decision by the end of the week. However, police prevented the group from reaching the MLA’s residence in such large numbers.
In response to the incident and the continued lack of resolution, the farmers have decided to stage an indefinite protest until Chief Minister Siddaramaiah agrees to meet with them.
“A bus and some cars were stopped en route to Bengaluru. Though a meeting had been scheduled with the MLA, we were told only on Thursday morning that only five to six farmers were allowed to meet him,” said Ramesh Cheemachanahalli, a farmer from Channarayapatna Hobli.
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