In Uttar Pradesh, over 100 farmers were detained near District Magistrate's Office in Gautam Buddha Nagar district while taking out a silent march to Bhatta Parsaul villages. They were protesting against the land acquisition and alleged police atrocities against villagers during recent farmers' agitation in which four persons were killed in clashes between police and protestors. AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that arrested farmers were taken to the police line and released later. District administration has alleged that farmers of a village in Greater NOIDA area assaulted two employees of Greater NOIDA Authority who had gone there to conduct a survey of land under unauthorized occupation. The employees later lodged a complaint with the police. Some persons have been detained by the police in this connection. The National Commission for Women, NCW has demanded an immediate CBI enquiry into the Bhatta Parsaul firing incident in Greater Noida on 7th of May. Addressing the media in New Delhi, the Acting Chairperson of NCW, Yasmin Abrar alleged that grave atrocities like rape and murders were committed in the two villages by the Uttar Pradesh police. Later speaking to AIR Ms Yasmin Abrar said, only an impartial enquiry by the CBI will bring out the truth as the state police is party to the crime. She also asked the UP Government to lodge an FIR into the incident and book the culprits. Ms Abrar said, many of the villagers are still missing and mounds of ashes must be examined as people from the areas claim that human remains are there in the mounds. A team of the National Commission for Women visited the villages for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.Meanwhile reacting over demand for CBI probe into the alleged police atrocities at Bhatta Parsaul villages at Gautam Budhha Nagar district by the National Women Commission, the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party alleged that the Commission is working as a frontal organisation of the Congress party. In a statement party spokesperson said at Lucknow that all allegations made by the acting chairman of the commission were unfortunate and against the honour and prestige of women of the concerned villages.
News On AIR | May 22, 2011 9:29 AM
UP: Over 100 farmers protesting against land acquisition detained