more-inKashiboyina Narasimhulu, a farmer of Mutrajpally near Gajwel, attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at his farm on Saturday. His farm land will be acquired for laying Outer Ring Road at Gajwel and out of sheer helplessness and frustration he took the extreme step, sources said. When I pointed out we had already approached the court and got stay order, they did not care for my words. Being helpless and not knowing what to do, Narasimhulu consumed pesticide at the farm in front of the workers and others. “We got a stay order from the court that due process of Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act – 2013 (LA Act – 2013) must be followed while acquiring our land.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2018 18:24 UTC