Jammu farmers allege ‘forcible eviction from their lands’, stage sit-in protest
Farmers in R.S.Pura, Jammu district, have launched a protest against the Jammu Kashmir administration, alleging the forceful seizure of their lands and its designation as state property.
Organized under the J&K Farmers Movement and Bharat Kissan Union J&K unit, these farmers have been staging sit-in protests regularly since March 1, 2023, demanding the restoration of their land rights and livelihoods. Their chants of “Modi Sarkar Murdabad”, “Kissano Ki Zameenien Wapis Karo”, “Article-370, A-35 Wapis Lao”, and “Kisan Ekta Zindabad’’ resonate as they voice their grievances against the government's actions.
The dispute arises from the government's claim of reclaiming "encroached land" post the revocation of Article-370, a claim angrily opposed by locals who assert their ancestra...
