Following backlash from the opposition parties in the state and activists, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin revoked the order by the Tiruvannamalai district collector to book six farmers under the Goondas Act for protesting against land acquisition.
Families of the farmers who have been arrested alleged that the police have been surveilling their villages with drones and that their houses are being inspect
The development comes after around 20 farmers, including many who opposed the proposed acquisition of agricultural wetlands for an industrial project by SIPCOT were arrested in November | Latest News India
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