Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered Urban Administration and district officials to issue cancellation directives, leading the BKS to call off its planned “Ghera Dalo, Dera Dalo” agitation.
- The shelved plan envisioned a permanent “Kumbh city” by pooling roughly 2,378 hectares in Ujjain with an estimated ₹2,000 crore for roads, utilities, akharas, and hospitals.
- Intelligence assessments warned that thousands of farmers from 18 districts were preparing a prolonged siege with tractors and supplies, adding pressure to withdraw the scheme.
- Opposition leaders welcomed the retreat while demanding clarity on whether the cancellation is limited to Ujjain and on its formal legal status under urban development law.
- In a separate development, Khandwa authorities scrapped the ₹120 crore Mamaleshwar Lok project in Omkareshwar following a two-day shutdown by residents.