Overview
- More than 5,000 farmers driving hundreds of tractors marched through Ujjain on Tuesday to oppose plans for a permanent Kumbh City on mostly agricultural land.
- Police deployed over 1,000 personnel and erected barricades along the route as the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh led the demonstration with support from the Karni Sena.
- Protesters argue the plan amounts to permanent acquisition and demand that land be used temporarily for Simhastha, with farming permitted in the intervening years.
- The proposal covers roughly 2,380–2,400 hectares, which farmers say threatens about 5,000 livelihoods and 35,000–40,000 dependents, and could require felling thousands of trees.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav says development for Simhastha will not be halted, cites the need for durable infrastructure and security, and has pointed to Prayagraj as a model, with another protest slated in Indore on September 18.