Watch: Land "Taken By Mafia", Farmer Rolls On Floor With Folded Hands
NDTV
Filmed inside the Collectorate office in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, the video shows a distressed farmer appealing against the illegal occupation of his land by a local mafia.
An old man in a rugged and worn-out dhoti, rolling on the floor of the Collectorate office with folded hands, and repeating, "What should we do now?" with officers and visitors looking on. Filmed inside the Collectorate office in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, the video shows a distressed farmer appealing against the illegal occupation of his land by a local mafia. मंदसौर के बुजुर्ग किसान हैं, कहते हैं कहीं सुनवाई नहीं हो रही आरोप है कि ज़मीन फर्जी दस्तावेजों के जरिये कुछ लोगों ने हड़प ली है ... कलेक्टर दफ्तर से यूं निराश होकर लौटे ... pic.twitter.com/bpAHfHp2NH
The farmer, Shankarlal, alleged that despite multiple complaints, no action has been taken, prompting him to roll in the halls of the Collectorate to draw attention.
Expressing his frustration, Shankarlal said: "I am troubled by the land mafia. The Tehsildar makes a mistake, and the farmer suffers. They make the mistake, and I suffer the consequences. I am unhappy with the government and the administration. The officers here are corrupt. We are so troubled... farmers are being cheated."
