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Bharatiya Kisan Union leader joins Melma stir on 505th day

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November 19, 2024

UTTAR PRADESH Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Rakesh Tikait joined the protest by farmers from Melma and the 10 surrounding villages, against the state government's Cheyyar SIPCOT expansion project, on Sunday as the demonstration entered its 505th day.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader joins Melma stir on 505th day

Two SIPCOT units are operational near Cheyyar. The TN government plans to establish a third unit by acquiring 3,174 acres of agricultural land across Melma, Manipuram, Thethura, Kurumpur, Narmapallam, Nedungal, Athi, Vadaalappirandhan, Ilanaergunram, Veerampakkam and Kattugudisai. Farmers argue this acquisition threatens their livelihood and have been demanding the cancellation of the project. The protest, organised under the banner of Melma SIPCOT Farmers' Movement,

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