JAIPUR: Farmers in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district are once again mobilising against the proposed Dune Ethanol Private Limited factory planned to be set up in the area, with the district administration suspending mobile internet services and imposing prohibitory orders ahead of a farmers’ mahapanchayat scheduled in Sangaria on January 7. Farmer representatives on Tuesday reiterated their demands, calling for the cancellation of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed for the ethanol plant. Farmers from Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts, along with participants from neighbouring Haryana and Punjab, are expected to attend the mahapanchayat in large numbers. In view of the anticipated gathering, the district administration has placed Sangaria on high alert. Citing concerns over law and order, the administration has temporarily suspended mobile internet services in Sangaria tehsil and within a 10-kilometre radius for 30 hours, starting from 6 pm on Tuesday.

Source: Indian Express January 07, 2026 06:52 UTC