00:00In the 15th district of Varanasi, 10 villages land will be acquired under the Kashi Dwara Yojana.
00:22Before the elections, the atmosphere was very heated.
00:25The main fighter of the Kashi Dwara Yojana is Santosh Patel.
00:30You can see him working in his field.
00:32We will talk to him about the whole matter and how you are opposing this Yojana.
00:37Santosh ji, we would like to take 2 minutes of your time.
00:41What is the whole matter? How was the land acquisition going on?
00:45How did you oppose it and what is the current situation?
00:48In the name of Kashi Dwara Yojana, our land is being forcibly acquired.
00:53We are becoming unemployed.
00:56Our homes, land, everything is being snatched from us.
01:00We are the farmers who produce food and feed the whole country.
01:05If we don't produce food, then be it the Prime Minister or the President, they can't live on money.
01:12On one hand, there is money and on the other hand, there is food.
01:15If you are hungry, you will consume food.
01:17We are the ones who produce food.
01:19We are the providers of life.
01:21But we are the ones who are being exploited.
01:25We are being exploited.
01:27When we ask for our land, houses and machines to be kept safe,
01:32we are being beaten up and sent to jail.
01:35It's been 4 months now.
01:37We were protesting and protesting.
01:40Till the time our land was being acquired, we didn't get our motorbikes.
01:45We didn't get our cable, electricity, gas stove, everything.
01:49Mr. Santosh, we would like to know from you how many villages are going to be included in this Yojana?
01:53There are many Yojanas in Benaras, but the main Yojana here is the Kashi Dwara Yojana.
01:58In Kashi Dwara, how many villages and how much land are going to be acquired?
02:01In Kashi Dwara, there are 10 Rajaswa villages.
02:04For example, Gram Sabha Pindra, Gram Sabha Samogra, Gram Sabha Kaithauli,
02:08Gram Sabha Pura Raghunathpur, Gram Sabha Jaddopur, Gram Sabha Chakindar,
02:14Gram Sabha Basni, Gram Sabha Bahutaraan, Gram Sabha Belawaan, Gram Sabha Pindraan,
02:19in which there are some villages like Badepur, Manapur, Chuppepur, Chanauli.
02:24All these villages are affected.
02:26In which around 1500 farmers are going to get their land.
02:29Around 50,000 farmers are getting unemployed.
02:33Our wives and children of those families will all become unemployed.
02:38We will be in a state of starvation.
02:40And we will have to starve to death.
02:43You were protesting before the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
02:46You were running a big movement.
02:48And I know that you were sitting at the protest in Pindraat Asil.
02:51The police were picking you up at night.
02:52What was the whole matter at that time?
02:53We have been protesting for two months in a row.
02:57We were demanding that the land of the farmers which is being acquired should not be taken.
03:02But suddenly, one day at midnight, the police of many police stations came.
03:07They beat us up with sticks and forced us to go to the police station.
03:11Then they locked us up in the police station.
03:13There, we were tortured a lot.
03:15We were beaten up a lot.
03:17After that, we were sent to jail in the morning.
03:20When our village got to know about this,
03:22the women and mothers of the village went to the police station.
03:25They were also tortured.
03:27They were also mistreated.
03:29Till date, we have not been given justice.
03:31A lot of our things have been confiscated.
03:33Till date, we have not been given justice.
03:35We are enduring injustice and continuing our struggle.
03:38Have you been injured anywhere?
03:40Yes, yes, yes.
03:41Look, sir.
03:42These wounds are still fresh.
03:45There are still wounds.
03:46If you want to see, sir,
03:48there are still wounds in my stomach.
03:50They have beaten me up.
03:51They have tortured me a lot, sir.
03:52You can see.
03:53Even now, they beat me up with shoes.
03:56When the wind blows from the east,
03:58the pain is very intense.
04:00It becomes intolerable.
04:01We are all poor farmers.
04:03We are not even able to get enough medicine
04:05so that we can recover properly.
04:07MLA Dr. Udhay Singh said that
04:09the Kashi Dwara Yojana is being implemented by the government.
04:11So, is it being implemented?
04:13So, what is your opinion on this?
04:15Sir, this is a fraud.
04:17This is a fraud.
04:20There is nothing like that.
04:21These are the officials of the Awaaz Vikas Parishad.
04:24They are cursing that
04:25there is nothing written like this.
04:27There is no JIO.
04:28There is no government order.
04:30This is just a fraud.
04:31What is there to do, sir?
04:33If you want to do it,
04:34then cancel the Kashi Dwara Yojana
04:36and make the farmers independent.
04:38Remove the restrictions on their registries.
04:42Remove the registries
04:43so that the farmers can buy and sell the land
04:45as per their needs.
04:47For example, some poor parents
04:49sell a piece of land
04:50and get their daughters married.
04:52They can do all these things.
04:54But everything is halted, sir.
04:56The Indian People's Party's performance
04:58at the Lok Sabha Elections in Uttar Pradesh
05:00during 2024 was very down.
05:02Especially, if we talk about the seats
05:03of Varanasi and Purvanchal.
05:05As far as I know,
05:07BP Saroj was the MP
05:09in the Machlisahar Lok Sabha seat.
05:11And this time, Priya Saroj won.
05:13Mahendra Pandey was the MP
05:14in Chandauli.
05:15He also lost the elections
05:16and BP Saroj also lost.
05:17In the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat,
05:18the Prime Minister himself
05:19was fighting for the elections
05:20and we saw the impact there too.
05:22So, regarding the issue
05:24of land rights,
05:26what kind of opposition
05:28did you make to your
05:30Farmers' Union?
05:32We were arrested on 20th April.
05:34We were released on 22nd April.
05:36After that, our Farmers' Union,
05:38our brothers and sisters,
05:40filled two bullock carts
05:42and used to go to
05:44Priya Saroj's area.
05:46They used to share their pain
05:48and their suffering with us.
05:50They used to say that the BJP government
05:52is taking away our land.
05:54They are humiliating us.
05:56They are playing with our honour.
05:58We used to cry and
06:00share our problems with them.
06:02We used to ask them to leave
06:04and give us justice.
06:06We used to go to
06:08Ajay Raji's area
06:10in Benaras.
06:12We used to go there
06:14and share our pain
06:16and ask for justice.
06:18The effect of that was that
06:20B.P. Saroj had to leave
06:22and Mahendra Pane had to
06:24leave Chandoli.
06:26The Prime Minister, who used to
06:28lead with Rs. 5 lakhs,
06:30got stuck with Rs. 1.5 lakhs.
06:32Ajay Raji used to win
06:34in every round.
06:36He broke up for two hours
06:38and we didn't understand
06:40how he won.
06:42So, you used to go to
06:44Chandoli, Lokshabha and
06:46other places
06:48to warn the farmers.
06:50Yes, we went to Chandoli,
06:52Lokshabha and
06:54Machlisar, Lokshabha.
06:56The temperature was 46-47 degrees.
06:58Some of our elders
07:00were unconscious.
07:02They were hospitalized
07:04and had to be given medicines.
07:06But we decided that
07:08instead of losing our land
07:10and dying here,
07:12we won't step back.
07:14What are your plans for the future?
07:16If Kasidwar is not
07:18liberated and
07:20our exploitation is not stopped,
07:22we will start preparations
07:24in the coming days.
07:26Meetings are being held in the villages
07:28and the farmers are being gathered.
07:30If they get the money,
07:32we will start our protest
07:34on the same Tashilpindra.
07:36It will go on until
07:38the farmers' demands
07:40are met.
07:42We will not
07:44step back
07:46in the upcoming elections.
07:48We went to your house
07:50and asked people
07:52where Santosh Patel's house is.
07:54They told us that they
07:56work in the fields
07:58and don't stay at home.
08:00What is the reason?
08:02Sometimes the SDM
08:04comes to our farm
08:06and takes over.
08:08We are suffering so much
08:10that we have left our house
08:12and taken shelter
08:14in other villages.
08:16People have made us
08:18their target.
08:20We are used to
08:22demolishing our houses.
08:24We have saved our lives
08:26and
08:28taken shelter
08:30in other places.
08:32We spend the night here
08:34so that we and our farmers
08:36are safe.
08:38If we are not safe,
08:40our farmers will be exploited.
08:42Santosh Patel is the
08:44head of 10 villages
08:46in Tashilpindra.
08:48He is the main leader
08:50of the farmers.
08:52He has been in jail
08:54for the last two days.
08:56We have a lady here
08:58with us.
09:00Please come forward.
09:02What is your name?
09:04Parbhavati.
09:06Which village are you from?
09:08Basani Chanavli.
09:10The government is going to
09:12take over the land.
09:14Please come forward.
09:16We will have a good talk.
09:18Please tell us
09:20about the government's
09:22plan.
09:24Please sit here.
09:26How do you feel
09:28about the government's
09:30plan?
09:32Do you think that the government
09:34is going to benefit the farmers?
09:36Will it harm the farmers?
09:38What is your opinion?
09:40What is your opinion?
09:42Please sit here.
09:44We will have a good talk.
09:46Please sit here.
09:48Please sit here.
09:50Please tell us.
09:52We have decided
09:54that we will not leave Kashi
09:56and go to other places.
09:58We don't want to leave.
10:00We don't want to
10:02be beaten up and killed.
10:04We don't want to
10:06be killed.
10:08Where will we live?
10:10Where will we live?
10:12I have three children.
10:14Are they educated?
10:16Yes.
10:18Are they farmers?
10:20Yes.
10:22They are farmers.
10:24They are farmers.
10:26So, if the farm goes on, it will be a huge loss?
10:30Yes, it will be a huge loss.
10:32Where will the children go with their children?
10:34Where will they go?
10:36What will they eat?
10:38What will they eat?
10:40What will they eat?
10:42What will they eat?
10:44What will they eat?
10:46Grandma, how old are you?
10:48How old are the children?
10:50They are 80-85 years old.
10:5280-85 years old.
10:54How long have you been living in this village?
10:58What do you think of the government's decision to leave the village?
11:04We have so much property.
11:06We have a machine, water, everything.
11:08We have everything.
11:10We have a house, a shop.
11:12We have everything.
11:14If we leave this house,
11:16will we be able to buy food?
11:18Will we be able to buy food?
11:20Yes.
11:22If the country is like this,
11:24if we are in this bad state,
11:26if we are in this bad state,
11:28what will happen?
11:30What will you demand from the government?
11:32I will demand from the government
11:34that we stay in this country.
11:36So, the government won't take over your land?
11:38No, no.
11:40We will stay in this country.
11:42So, look here,
11:44this is grandma sitting here.
11:46We have just spoken to Santosh Patel.
11:48People are saying that
11:50They don't want to leave the land at any cost.
11:52They want the government to cancel this scheme.
11:55Until the government cancels this scheme, the farmers' protest will continue.
12:00You can see this field in front of us.
12:02We will tell the cameraman.
12:04You can see this whole area.
12:06From here, we can see 3 km of Varanasi airport.
12:09Next to this, Varanasi airport is also destroying the land.
12:12Some of the land is going to the airport.
12:14After the airport is destroyed, the remaining land of 10 villages is going to be given to Kashi Dwara Yojana.
12:23This is why the farmers are protesting.
12:26The farmers of 10 villages are protesting.
12:29This is the reason why during Lok Sabha Sunao 2024,
12:33due to the falsehood of the farmers,
12:36the election atmosphere was not good.
12:42When the results came out, we came to know that the election was lost by the BJP.
12:49The leaders of the BJP, be it Chandauli's MP Mahendra Pandey, who is considered to be a great leader,
12:56or Machli's MP B.P Saroj, lost this election.
13:00Apart from this, PM Narendra Modi won the election with more than 1.5 lakh votes.
13:05The main issue that we discussed with Santosh Patel,
13:08he said that this was a gift from the farmers.
13:11Varanasi, although Machli is in the Lok Sabha seat and Pindra is also in the Lok Sabha seat,
13:16the farmers used to get out of their vehicles and protest in Varanasi.
13:20This created an atmosphere through the farmers.
13:24Now let's see what action the government takes on this, what it wants to do and what it will do next.
13:29But the main demand of the farmers is that this scheme should be abolished.
13:34Praveen Yadav, One India Hindi, Varanasi.
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