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Farmers climb Power Tower in Haryana’s Sirsa over compensation dispute

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, July 8 (UNI) The Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana government is facing fresh political pressure after nine farmers climbed a high-voltage electricity transmission tower in Sirsa on Wednesday, escalating their protest over compensation for land acquired for power infrastructure a day after talks with the administration failed to break the deadlock..
The protest took place in Vaidewala village, where members of the Bharatiya Kisan union (Charuni), including a differently-abled farmer, climbed the tower with cots, bedding and food supplies. The protesters said they would remain there until the government accepted their demand for compensation on par with payments made to farmers in other districts of Haryana.
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