Farmers in Uttar Pradesh today ended their over month-long stir against acquisition of land for a township under the Yamuna Expressway project at a village near here, a day after the state government decided to scrap the township plan.
The five-week old farmers' agitation spearheaded by the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti ended here this evening after talks between agitating farmers and representatives of the state government, district magistrate Mr K Ravinder Naik said.
Referring to the precondition set by farmers earlier during the day that they would withdraw their agitation if cases lodged against about 100 odd peasants after the August 14 violence in the course of their stir were dropped, Naik said the demand had already been accepted by the state government earlier.
"The state government had already given a commitment on August 16 that all such cases will be dropped. Now, I have once again given an assurance that we will not go back on any of our commitments."
At least 7 persons had been injured on August 14 when police opened fire on violent farmers who indulged in heavy brick-batting protesting against the alleged detention of one of their leaders during the course of the agitation.
When contacted, the leader of the Kisan Sangharsh Samitee Manbeer Singh Tewatia confirmed that the agitation had been called off following discussions with some senior district officials earlier this evening.
Uttar Pradesh government yesterday decided to scrap a township under Yamuna Expressway project at Tappal village near Aligarh in the face of an agitation by local farmers against acquisition of their land for the purpose.
