POLITICSJul 23 · 23:39 UTCTHE HINDU NATIONAL

Activist on hunger strike over Ken-Betwa river link project ends fast after 18 days

Mr. Bhatnagar of Jai Kisan Sangathan ended an 18-day hunger strike protesting the Union Government's ₹44,000-crore Ken-Betwa river link project. Demonstrators from Chhatarpur and Panna districts had staged symbolic protests since July 4, including lying on pyres in the river with nooses around their necks.

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