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Farmers end hunger strike after BPCL pipeline talks with collector
Four farmers who were on a hunger strike against the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) pipeline project in Tiruppur called off their protest on Saturday after meeting District Collector Manish Narnaware. The…
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Four farmers who were on a hunger strike against the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) pipeline project in Tiruppur called off their protest on Saturday after meeting District Collector Manish Narnaware. The farmers, led by the Tamilaga Vivasayigal Pathukappu Sangam, had been protesting since August 5 against the pipeline route from Irugur to Devanagonthi in Karnataka. They claim the project, laid along the same path as a 1999 pipeline, damages their fields and reduces land value.
New Indian Express reports that the protesters were forcibly admitted to Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital on Saturday morning but continued their fast. The collector assured them the matter has been brought to the chief minister's attention. The farmers then consumed juice and ended the protest. They demand either the pipeline be laid along roadsides or compensation of Rs 2 lakh per cent of land and full crop damages.
The Indian Opinion
This is a familiar pattern: a protest, a hospitalisation, a collector's assurance, and a headline that says 'resolved'. The real story will be written in the next few weeks. The farmers demanded Rs 2 lakh per cent of land, nearly 18 times the current offer of Rs 11,000. If the collector's 'satisfactory solution' means the CM's office actually intervenes to raise compensation or reroute the pipeline along roadsides, the trust will be earned. If not, this protest was merely a pause. Watch whether the pipeline work resumes without written guarantees.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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