Condemning the ordinance on the amendments to the Land Acquisition Bill, members of various organisations staged a protest march here on Monday.
The agitation was held under the aegis of the Jan Sangram Parishad, the Gandhi Peace Foundation of Dharwad, the Bhoomi Hakku Horata Samiti of Naragund and other organisations.
The protest was led by founder president of the National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) S.R. Hiremath and his associates and office bearers of different organisations.
The march began from Kadapa Maidan and concluded at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad.
The protestors urged the Union government to withdraw the bill and come out with a revised bill that would allow land acquisition only during inevitable circumstances and that too after taking steps to protect farmers.
