Master Stroke: Over 5000 farmers of Bhavnagar battling land acquisition seek 'death'

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Channel: ABP NEWS · 2018 · People & Blogs

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Over 5,000 people in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, battling against the possessionof land acquired by a state power utility, have written letters to authorities seeking permission to die, a farmers' body leader today claimed. "A total of 5,259 people, comprising farmers and their family members from 12 affected villages, have sought "icchha mrityu (right to die) as the land they cultivate is beingforcibly snatched by the state government and Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL)," claimed Narendrasinh Gohil, a local farmer and a member of Gujarat Khedut Samaj, anorganisation fighting for farmers' rights.
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