Overview
- Hanumangarh Superintendent of Police Harishankar said the Sangaria mahapanchayat concluded peacefully with participants from Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab.
- Farmer leaders demanded cancellation of the plant’s MoU and withdrawal of police cases, refused talks without those assurances, and announced a next mahapanchayat in Talwara on February 11.
- Mobile internet was suspended in Sangaria tehsil and a 10-km radius from Tuesday evening until 11:59 pm on January 7, with essential services exempted under an order by the Additional Divisional Commissioner, Bikaner.
- Prohibitory orders under Section 163 were in force and police set up barricades and checkpoints at major entry points to the town.
- Protesters argued the project threatens agriculture, groundwater and the environment, while the administration maintained it would bring jobs and industrial development.