Rashtriya Lokdal’s nine MLAs, led by social gathering chief Jayant Chaudhary, has determined to support the Greater Noida farmers’ agitation in opposition to the Greater Noida authority that has been going for the reason that previous 5 months.
Farmers from round 40 villages have been staging the protest in opposition to the Uttar Pradesh authorities and the Greater Noida authority demanding higher compensation and rehabilitation amenities in lieu of their land that was acquired for the event of the commercial metropolis of Greater Noida.
Within the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Lokdal’s nationwide government has determined to organise a gathering at Greater Noida’s Gurjar Bhavan positioned close to Pari Chowk round 3pm with an goal to resolve the technique for the upcoming election.
After the assembly, the social gathering brass led by chief Jayant Chaudhary and its nine MLAs from western Uttar Pradesh will go to the protest web site at Greater Noida authority’s Sector Information Park-4, the place the farmers agitation is underway.
“Our social gathering has at all times fought for farmers’ rights and raised our voices in opposition to the institution if it really works in opposition to the curiosity of farmers and the poor. We’ve determined to sit with farmers who’re going through this injustice since so lengthy. We demand that the Uttar Pradesh authorities should handle their points with out additional delay; else we’ll begin a statewide marketing campaign for justice. We are going to proceed to support the farmers till the state authorities or the Greater Noida authority resolves points associated to farmer compensation and rehabilitation,” stated Trilok Tyagi, nationwide normal secretary of Rashtriya Lokdal.
In end-2022, farmers had threatened to begin an agitation if issued associated to abadi land (meant for residences), amongst others, aren’t resolved. When the authority nonetheless failed to take steps to resolve these points, farmers in April began a sit-in protest outdoors the authority workplace.
The farmers had been later joined by their youngsters and elders on the web site of the protest. They’re now tenting on the web site outdoors the Greater Noida authority workplace at night time as nicely.
“We had informed the officers clearly that if they don’t handle our calls for — decision of abadi land disputes, leaseback of land, allotment of 6% residential plots, hike in land buy charges and different calls for — then we’ll proceed with our protest outdoors the authority workplace,” stated Vikas Chaudhary, a farmer main the agitation.
Rajysabha MP Surendra Nagar, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Thakur and the Greater Noida authority chief government officer Ravikumar NG have met with farmers a number of instances however are but to attain a settlement.
“We try to resolve farmer points and persuade them to finish the protest,” stated Ravikumar, chief government officer, Greater Noida authority.
