Greater Noida : Farmers led by All India Kissan Sabha in Greater Noida picketed the Greater Noida Development Authority headquarters, for failing on promise made 13 years ago to compensate them for lands the govt took away. Thousands thronged in the rally that sprawled around the headquarters.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Brinda Karat, All India Kissan Sabha Vice president Hanan Mollah, Finance Secretary P Krishna Prasad, Democratic Women’s Association General Secretary Mariyam Dhavale and others felicitated the rally. Speakers also comprised district leaders of the Kisssan Sabha. The dharna in front of the Development Authority HQ has now passed 21 days.
The said agreement to compensate was made when the Authority acquired land in 2010. The agreement assured compensation and rehabilitation of the farmers. None of these materialised however despite more than a decade passing by.
