Karnataka High Court stays investigation against Bidadi farmers who protested with brooms opposing survey

The High Court of Karnataka has stayed further investigation against six farmers in Bidadi who protested with brooms against a government survey team for the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project. Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order, noting that the complaint was lodged by a driver hired by the officials, not by the officials themselves, which raised suspicion.

The farmers, led by H.R. Nagaraja and others, wish to continue farming on their ancestral lands and argue that their proximity to Bengaluru city should not justify compulsory acquisition without their consent. The court emphasized that the registration of the crime appears suspicious.

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