Farmers in Dewas district are protesting against the Indore-Budni railway line, claiming they are not being given adequate compensation for their land. They are burning notices issued by the railway and threatening to not give up their land until they receive four times the current market value. They are also demanding...
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jobs for their educated youth. The protest has been ongoing for seven years with farmers claiming that the government has ignored their pleas and instead spent the allocated budget on other projects. They are also criticizing the government for reducing the land value by 20% from the original guideline set seven years ago, despite the land value increasing 20-25 times during this period.