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Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Somwarpet farmers protest against land reclassification, forest dept takeover
Madikeri: Responding to a call for a shutdown by Farmers' Agitation Committee against certain orders from the revenue and forest department, including C & D, Section-4, and Section-5, the people of Somwarpet taluk joined in solidarity, leading to a successful bandh. Farmers whose lands were reclassified as C&D lands, were being taken over by forest dept under Section-4 notices, joined the protest. They blocked traffic in the town, demanding immediate govt intervention to resolve the issue. The bandh call led to a complete shutdown in Somwarpet, Shanivarsanthe, Kodalipet, Alur Siddapur, Shanthalli, Alur Siddapur, Nandigunda, Koothi, Tholur Shettalli, Gopalapura, Gaudalli, Madapur, and other places in the taluk from morning till evening. Shops and businesses remained closed, and traders supported farmers' cause, making the bandh successful. Despite the shutdown, some private vehicles were entering Somwarpet, leading farmers to block Vivekananda Circle, expressing their anger. As the roadblock continued, tahsildar Krishnamurthy and range forest officer Shailendra Kumar arrived at the scene. Protesters attempted to explain the issue to them. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nguyen Trai: Unsold Furniture Liquidation 2024 (Prices May Surprise You) Unsold Furniture | Search Ads Learn More Undo The RFO's statement, "If you have documents, provide them," caused a stir, leading to a heated argument and confrontation with the protesters. They insisted on calling the ACF to the site and demanded the presence of district officials. Farmer protest committee president Chakravarthy Suresh stated that the land farmed since 1978 was being reclassified as C&D land and transferred to the forest dept. Despite meeting the chief minister, revenue and forest department ministers, and chief secretary over the past year, no progress was made. Tahasildar Krishnamurthy assured that the revenue dept would respond to farmers' issues. Protesters vowed to continue the roadblock until the district officials arrived. Then DC Venkat Raja, who arrived in the afternoon, listened to the protesters' grievances. He stated that a writ petition related to the C&D land issue was already filed in the high court. A factual report will be submitted after gathering information about those settled and farming in the deemed forest and C&D land for decades. He assured that a joint survey involving revenue, forest, and survey depts would be conducted to resolve the C&D land issue. Local revenue dept, gram panchayat development officer, and elected representatives will be informed during the survey. ACF Gopal, who also met the agitators, mentioned that a committee was formed following the Supreme Court and state govt directives. District-level committees led by district officials and taluk-level committees led by tahsildars are being established. At the village level, the village accountant, PDO, and RFO will be members. The report from the survey will be submitted to the govt, and villagers should facilitate the joint survey. Protesters demanded that no notices related to C&D and Section-4 be issued to farmers and that the forest dept should not enter villages for surveys until the joint survey is conducted. DC agreed to this and assured that local leaders would be informed during the joint survey, and only reports would be submitted to the govt. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Time of India
05-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Farmers' protest continues over unresolved C&D land issues
Madikeri: The govt has failed to resolve the issue of Section-4 and C and D land, which has disturbed the peace of farmers, the Farmers' Agitation Committee said, announcing Somwarpet bandh on Aug 11. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The protest is to draw the attention of the govt, it stated, adding pro-farmer organisations will participate in the agitation. At a meeting organised by the Farmers' Agitation Committee at the Vokkaligara Community Hall, president KB Suresh explained the C and D land issue, the struggle conducted so far on Section-4 issues, and the legal proceedings. The govt is secretly handing over agricultural land to the forest department and is working to mislead the people, he alleged. The committee has been conducting agitation related to C and D land, Section 4, Section-5 of the forest department, and the govt's attention has been drawn to the problems. He said that the protest was continued through the law, but to no avail. So far, a silent protest was held peacefully. Appeals were submitted to the officials concerned, chief minister and ministers, and the seriousness of the problem was explained. However, no positive response was received, he contended. On Aug 11, a protest will be held in front of the DC office at Madikeri too. The protest will continue until the govt takes action regarding C and D land, Section-4 and Section-5, which is a question of the extinction and survival of farmers. He said that everyone in all the villages should join hands in this regard and prepare for the next fight. On this occasion, the legal adviser of the committee BJ Deepak, secretary Yogendra Chaudlu, Mithun Haraga, Diwakar Kooti, former MLC SG Medappa, president of the Farmers' Association KM Dinesh, Chaudlu Pax president KT Paramesh, Gowdalli VSSN president Bharat Kumar, Nandakumar, and others were present.
