Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Aug 20: Aggrieved farmers from Jib, Rehambal and Dhanodi village, whose agricultural land has been acquired by the Army without providing them any compensation, lodged a strong protest by organizing a dharna under the banner of Panthers Kissan Council, here today.
NPP State president and former MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia led the protest demonstration and warned the concerned authorities that if compensation is not released within week, hunger strike would be launched by the NPP workers along with aggrieved farmers.
Mankotia claimed that large number of farmers adjoining the Udhampur town had given their land to Army for defence purposes but they were not provided adequate compensation for their agriculture land. He asked the concerned authorities to release the land compensation or get the acquired land vacated so that farmers can use the same for cultivation.
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He further claimed that farmers had provided their land with the assurance that the same would be used for defence purposes and no construction will take place besides job to one member of the family in MES or in FDO. “But authorities have failed to fulfill the promises made with the aggrieved farmers as neither employment nor appropriate compensation has been provided to farming community,” he added.
Amazingly, he further alleged, construction on the agriculture land has been done brazenly by violating the agreement made with the farmers of Udhampur district and employment has been given to youth from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other State of the country.
Panther Kissan Council Tehsil president Sanjay Sharma and Dhanodi Sarpanch, Rakesh Sharma also addressed the protestors and said that despite being owner of thousands Kanal land, families of the aggrieved farmers were forced to live like beggars and their wards have become labourers due to non-payment of land compensation.
NPP leader Dhani Ram Attri and Jagdev Jagga warned the Government that if land compensation is not released within one week, NPP along with aggrieved farmers will sit on hunger strike.
On this occasion, Naib Sarpanch Jagdish Chander, Amit Sharma, S Balwant Singh, Babu Ram, Master Chuni Lal, Mohan Lal and Arun Kumar also addressed the protestors.
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