The story so far: For over 1,180 days, hundreds of farmers have been staging protests at Channarayapatna hobli in Devanahalli taluk in Bengaluru Rural district, to save over 1,700 acres of land from “forceful” acquisition by the Karnataka government for industrial development to set up hi-tech Defense and Aerospace Park.
On June 27, the protestors launched an indefinite day-and-night dharna, this time at Freedom Park in the IT city. This is the latest measure in a protracted struggle, that is possibly among the longest farmers’ protest in the State.
