Farmers Protest  

Kangana Ranaut is known for her outspoken nature. Recently, she claimed that rape and murder occurred during the farmers' protest, a statement from which the BJP has distanced itself. This is not the first time Ranaut has been in the news for controversial statements. Here are six such instances.

Harish began cultivating aloe vera, pomegranate, olive and other crops on 562 acres of land. Currently, he has 20 lakh aloe vera plants on his land. Reportedly, he makes around Rs 2.5 crore annually.  

While farmers’ protests go on, the Union government has purchased Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes
 

Sikhs standing guard as Muslims offer namaz during the farmers protest is a glowing example of harmony that India is a personification of 

Farmers of five villages in Faridabad, Haryana, will show black flags to chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and shout slogans against the state government on August 28, in protest of not fulfilling their demands after the government sold 120 acres of their land to Industrial Model Town (IMT).

Reacting to Karnataka political crisis, farmers from Kolar put masks of Karnataka MLAs to dogs and pigs and flung cow dung on the posters of MLAs. They demanded President's rule in the state.

Scores of farmers poured hundreds of litres of milk on the road near the Goa Assembly after a dairy cooperative rejected it
 

Farmers in Karnataka protested the alleged move by the state government to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, and the lack of water supply in North Karnataka.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley takes a back seat in the Union cabinet citing health reasons. Cauvery Water Management Authority in New Delhi ordered Karnataka to release 9.19 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu. For all the latest news, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

 

Farmer leader Madegowda said that Karnataka has scarcity of drinking water and there is no question of releasing water to Tamil Nadu.

The farmers' protest in the latter part of the last decade was against the Bengal government deciding to transfer land in Singur to the Tatas for the Nano small car factory. Their protest today is against the Bengal government for taking them for a ride. The difference is that the targets and supporters of the protest have swapped places.
 

The Kerala police arrested Prabhu Dandapani, the main accused in the Kochi human trafficking case. Veteran south Indian actor Bhanupriya has been accused of harassing a teenage girl whom she allegedly hired as domestic help. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Thousands of farmers from across the nation are protesting in Delhi against low prices for their produce and also on the lack of debt relief. Now, Tamil Nadu farmers too have joined as they reached the national capital with skulls.

Farmers are expressing doubts if Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka government has yielded to pressure from sugar mill owners. 

Sugar mills in Belagavi, Bagalkote, Haliyal, Kalaghataki, Vijayapura, Kalburgi, Bidar and Mandya districts together reportedly owe Rs 480 crore to the farmers.