{"id":4685,"date":"2025-07-04T00:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2025-07-04T01:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:09:38","slug":"youth-movement-stands-with-devanahalli-farmers-protect-land-livelihoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/?p=4685","title":{"rendered":"Youth Movement Stands with Devanahalli Farmers: “Protect Land, Livelihoods”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Youth Movement Backs Devanahalli Land Acquisition Protest<\/span><\/h2>\n

Bengaluru, Karnataka<\/b> \u2013 The Solidarity Youth Movement \u2013 Karnataka has thrown its full support behind farmers in Devanahalli taluk’s Channarayapattana hobli, who are protesting the acquisition of their land. The movement emphasizes the farmers’ fight to protect their land, livelihoods, and future.<\/p>\n

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Over 1,000 Days of Peaceful Resistance<\/h3>\n

“This struggle has been ongoing for over a thousand days, conducted peacefully, diligently, and with great empathy,” stated a representative from the Solidarity Youth Movement \u2013 Karnataka. “It’s a vibrant movement standing against government injustice and corporate greed. We unequivocally demand that the administration refrain from encroaching upon the lives of these families, whose very existence is rooted in agriculture.”<\/p>\n

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Protecting Fertile Agricultural Land<\/h3>\n

The Solidarity Youth Movement \u2013 Karnataka highlighted the broader implications of such land acquisitions, calling the trend of readily allocating fertile agricultural land for industrial zones “a serious social injustice.” They assert that this practice directly threatens the livelihoods and security of rural populations.<\/p>\n

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Demands from the Government<\/h3>\n

In light of these concerns, the Solidarity Youth Movement \u2013 Karnataka has put forth clear demands to the government:<\/p>\n

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  • Immediately withdraw the 2022 land acquisition notification.<\/li>\n
  • Protect the land, rights, and livelihoods of local farming families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    A Fight for Justice<\/h3>\n

    “Our organization consistently stands with the rights of farmers, laborers, and marginalized communities,” the representative affirmed. “The Devanahalli struggle is not merely a local issue; it is a fight for justice for the preservation of land and life itself.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    • “This struggle is a vibrant movement standing against government injustice and corporate greed. We unequivocally demand that the administration refrain from encroaching upon the lives of these families, whose very existence is rooted in agriculture.” \u2014 Solidarity Youth Movement \u2013 Karnataka<\/i><\/li>\n
    • “This land is not just soil \u2013 it is livelihood, history, and dignity. When 80% of farmers are opposing the acquisition, the government has no moral or legal right to proceed.” \u2014 Masood Abdul Qadir, Convenor, Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz<\/i><\/li>\n
    • “If my land is snatched away, I will die by suicide. I have my parents’ samadhi (memorial) on the land. I will kill myself near the samadhi, if the government acquires my land.” \u2014 Raghu M, Protesting Farmer, Devanahalli<\/i><\/li>\n
    • “What democratic legitimacy does this project have when the majority of farmers oppose it? This is not governance; it is coercion. The government must withdraw.” \u2014 Muhammad Yusuf Kani, Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Karnataka<\/i><\/li>\n
    • “This is a fight for justice, self-respect, and democratic rights. When oppressed communities unite, they become an unshakable force.” \u2014 Muhammad Yusuf Kani, Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Karnataka<\/i><\/li>\n
    • “Undermining the rural and farming base in the name of ‘development’ is like biting the hand that feeds. You can’t build towers on empty stomachs\u2014and no vision of progress can endure if it comes at the cost of those who feed <\/span>us.” \u2014 Open Letter from Scholars, Scientists, and Public-Policy Experts<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Youth Movement Backs Devanahalli Land Acquisition Protest Bengaluru, Karnataka \u2013 The Solidarity Youth Movement \u2013 Karnataka has thrown its full support behind farmers in Devanahalli taluk’s Channarayapattana hobli, who are protesting the acquisition of their land. The movement emphasizes the farmers’ fight to protect their land, livelihoods, and future. Over 1,000 Days of Peaceful Resistance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[73,370,81,137,125,90,119,283,133,74],"class_list":["post-4685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-karnataka","tag-bengaluru","tag-bengaluru-band","tag-chief-minister","tag-congress","tag-dk-shivakumar","tag-education","tag-farmers","tag-government","tag-government-of-karnataka","tag-karnataka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4689,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4685\/revisions\/4689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belgaumnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}