20,000 Villagers Protest Against Himmatnagar Development Board
GANDHINAGAR: In a significant demonstration, approximately 20,000 villagers, including farmers and cattle herders, rallied in Kanknol village, Himmatnagar taluka, Sabarkantha district on Thursday. They are calling for the cancellation of a notification to establish the Himmatnagar Urban Development Authority (Huda). The Huda development plan proposes the appropriation of land from farmers in 11 villages as part of a town planning initiative. This protest, organized by Huda Sankalan Samiti, has been ongoing for 40 days, with previous rallies where villagers submitted memoranda to the collector and other authorities. “We have decided to give the government a 15-day ultimatum to revoke the…