HISTORY OF FARMERPOLICE CLASHES
Jan 18, 2017: Two farmers died in West Bengal’s Bhangar as farmers opposed construction of a power grid substation to transmit power between West Bengal and a part of Bihar.
Oct 1, 2016: Five people killed and 40 injured after police opened fire on protesters in Chirudih village in Jharkhand. The villagers were protesting against the acquisition of land by NTPC for their coal mines.
Aug 30, 2016: Two farmers killed and 40 injured in clashes between villagers and police in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district. The villagers were protesting against a power plant that would render them homeless. Nov 13, 2012: A farmer died in police firing in Sangli district of Maharashtra after an agitation against higher sugarcane prices turned violent.
May 8, 2011: Two Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel and a farmer killed when farmers’ protest against land acquisition for the Yamuna Expressway turned violent at Bhatta Parsaul village, 25 km from Greater Noida.
Aug 9, 2011: Four farmers died in Maval on Mumabi-Pune expressway when police opened fire to quell an agitation by villagers who were protesting against the laying of a pipeline from Pavana Dam to Pimpri Chinchwad. Oct 10, 2011: Four jute farmers were killed and eight others injured when police opened fire to quell a group of cultivators who blocked NH 52 in Assam’s Darrang to protest against inadequate MSP for their products.
Aug 15, 2010: Two persons were killed in police firing on farmers who held demonstrations for nearly three weeks at Tappal, 60 km from Aligarh, demanding compensation at the rate paid to Noida and Greater Noida farmers. March 14, 2007: Police fired at protesting farmers, killing 14 and injuring over 70 at Nandigram in West Bengal. It is believed that armed CPI(M) cadres accompanied police and joined the assault.w