Farmers breach Baldota factory premises during protest in Koppal
Farmers protesting on Farmers' Martyrs' Day breached the premises of the Baldota factory in Koppal, damaging property and demanding public access to a lake located on the site. The incident led to scuffles with police and heightened tensions regarding environmental concerns.
Why it matters
The protest reflects ongoing conflicts between industrial land use and local community access to natural resources.
A protest organised as part of the 46th Farmers’ Martyrs’ Day turned tense near the Baldota factory on the Koppal-Bengaluru National Highway on Tuesday after hundreds of farmers breached the factory premises by breaking sections of the compound wall and damaging the main gate.
The protesters, who had taken out a rally from Gavi Mutt through the city before reaching the factory at Basapur, raised slogans against the company and demanded that the Basapur lake, located inside the factory premises, be opened to the public.
Despite heavy police deployment, farmers broke through the compound wall at multiple points and entered the premises. Another group forced its way in through the factory’s main gate, damaging it in the process. A youth jumped into the lake inside the factory premises and was rescued by the police.
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