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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Some were sitting in waist-deep water, conducting satyagraha; others were raising slogans with the Jai Kisan Sangathan's flag in their hands; some women were lying on symbolic funeral pyres made of bamboo sticks.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Divya Ahirwar said their satyagrah would continue until their demands are met.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rakesh is worried how the villagers could build new homes with the meagre compensation given. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amit Bhatnagar has vowed fast unto death if the displaced people do not get their rights.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women preparing food in the dark.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Under the open bridge, with limited belongings, this had become their temporary home.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Police personnel picked Bhatnagar from the protest site and took him  into custody. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Protestors present at the scene were forcefully removed and the satyagraha site was cleared.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women returning to their homes after the protest site was cleared by the police. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sita Bai alleged that the protesters were forcefully removed and many people were beaten and mistreated.]]></image:caption>
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