Who is Amit Bhatnakar? Social worker Amit Bhatnakar, resident of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, has ended his hunger strike. He was protesting against displacement due to Ken Betwa project for the last 18 days.
People are protesting across the country. Protests are continuing from Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to Parliament. Sonam Wangchuk has ended her fast unto death on the 26th day today on the request of the Central Government. Meanwhile, the indefinite hunger strike in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, has been ended in protest against displacement due to the Ken-Betwa river linking project and other irrigation schemes. He has taken this decision not at the behest of the police and the government, but at the behest of his mother.
Protest started in Chhatarpur on 3rd July
Actually, it started on July 3 in Chhatarpur under the under construction bridge on Barana river. Regarding this, the people of the area had protested demanding an investigation into the irregularities in the rehabilitation and payment of compensation to the people displaced by the Ken-Betwa Link Project and other irrigation schemes. He alleged that corruption was taking place on a large scale. It was also alleged that proper compensation has not yet been received for those families who are entitled to it. But Chhatarpur police and local administration ended the protest in Kupi village on July 19, citing rain and rising water level in Barna river. But Amit Bhatnagar’s hunger strike continued.
Amit Bhatnagar could not avoid mother’s words
Chhatarpur Collector Partha Jaiswal said that Amit Bhatnagar has ended his hunger strike by drinking coconut water. The administration will investigate the promises made to them and give proper justice. At present he has been admitted to the district hospital. Amit’s brother Ankit told that his brother’s health was continuously deteriorating. The family was saddened by this. But when our mother asked brother to break the hunger strike, he agreed to her request and ended the strike.
Who is Amit Bhatnagar?
Amit Bhatnagar is originally from Bijawar in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. He is recognized as a social worker. Besides, he also runs his own NGO. However, he has also joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He is known for raising his voice in the interest of farmers along with people, forests and land in Bundelkhand. Amit, who is on hunger strike for the Ken-Betwa link project in Chhatarpur, has agitated against the government and administration several times before. Not only this, he has even gone to jail several times in protest.
What is the difference between Sonam Wangchuk and Amit Bhatnakar?
Let us tell you that Sonam Wangchuk was on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar for the last 26 days to protest against the NEET paper leak and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. But yesterday, on the instructions of Delhi High Court, the police admitted him to the hospital due to his health. Today, on the request of the government, they have ended their strike. Amit Bhatnagar, who is fighting for the rights of farmers in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, has also ended his fast unto death today. The difference between the two is that one was raising voice for the rights of students and the other was fighting for the farmers.