In Delhi, villagers want govt to first secure their future

  • 12/10/2008

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)

Sreelatha Menon / Kanjhawla (new Delhi) October 13, 2008, 0:07 IST The state and the farmer are once again at the crossroads and the battle this time is being played out right in the national capital on the Delhi-Haryana border village of Kanjhawla. At stake is about 1,450 acres of farmland belonging to six villages that will house factories relocated from non-industrial areas of Delhi under a Supreme Court order. The farmers are, however, not willing to part with their land despite a Delhi government notification to this effect in 2005. After Singur, Kanjhawla is fast becoming the scene of another battle between the government and the farmers. Industry is not in the picture yet, though the land has been declared as industrial. For the last one month, 29 days to be precise, over 150 farmers from six villages have laid siege to the Divisional Commissioner