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Three cases person been filed successful Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur against a radical of radical aft a protestation they were carrying retired against the Ken-Betwa stream linking project and the apprehension of a section activistic turned violent, officers said connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026).
According to the police, locals from assorted villages nether the Bijawar tehsil were connected Tuesday evening (February 10, 2026) protesting for assorted demands, including the merchandise of Amit Bhatnagar, who is besides a person of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and amended compensation and rehabilitation for those affected by the ambitious project. The demonstration, however, turned convulsive precocious successful the night, starring to chromatic pelting by protestors and blockading of the tehsil premises, which resulted successful sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Vijay Dwivedi and assorted officials getting stuck inside.
The protestors included tribals, women and workers of Opposition parties specified arsenic the Congress, AAP and the Samajwadi Party.
Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police Agam Jain told The Hindu that portion the protests were going connected peacefully successful the evening, a radical of drunk men tried to make a nuisance successful the night, which led to a tense concern for immoderate time.
“We person identified astir 10 radical who tried to make a nuisance and are moving to detain them. Some radical besides misbehaved with a baraat (wedding procession) that was passing by and assaulted the radical successful it. One of the FIRs has been filed based connected a ailment from them,” helium said, adding that 1 FIR has been lodged for manhandling authorities officials portion different for blockading.
The FIRs person been filed against much than 40 unidentified people.
While section reports assertion that the constabulary resorted to lathi charges, Mr. Jain denied the allegation and said that lone mild unit specified arsenic h2o cannons was utilized to disperse the crowd.
Mr. Jain said that elder officials besides held meetings with the representatives of the protestors connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) and addressed their concerns.
“The concern is peaceful now. There is nary dense deployment successful the country but the constabulary are keeping a vigil to support peace,” helium added.
A territory medication official, who requested anonymity, said that Mr. Bhatnagar was arrested connected the “apprehension that helium whitethorn disturb the bid successful the area” nether Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
Flagged disconnected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected December 25, 2024, the Ken-Betwa link task (KBLP) is the archetypal of 30 specified nexus projects nether a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for h2o resources improvement and interlinking of rivers with ‘surplus water’ to those with ‘deficit water’. The KBLP plans to transportation excess h2o from the Ken stream basin to the Betwa river basin successful the Bundelkhand portion that covers parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
However, residents of respective villages successful Chhatarpur and Panna districts person agelong been protesting the task implicit fears of displacement and demanding amended rehabilitation and improved compensation. Various environmentalists, including Former Union Environment Minister and Congress wide caput Jairam Ramesh, person besides expressed concerns implicit its imaginable interaction connected the environment, section ecology and wildlife, arsenic a ample portion of the task falls wrong the Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve.
