Farmers face lathis for protesting dumpyard near their homes | Brut IRL
Just 20 kms from Delhi, in Mirpur Hindu village in Ghaziabad, farmers said their land was being turned into a dumping ground.
I went on the ground to understand what really happened, after a protest against an under construction solid waste management plant turned violent a few weeks ago. Locals alleged a lathi charge, something the police later denied. But videos from that day went viral, raising some questions.
In this report, I spoke to the farmers at the centre of the protest. What happened that day and what exactly are their demands?
The ASP (Loni) and Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation didn't respond to Brut's request for comment until the time of publishing.
Watch the full report to understand.