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EndedGadchiroli, Maharashtra

Gadchiroli farmers halt airport land survey protest after acquisition process suspended

Farmers in Hirapur and surrounding villages near Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, protested against the land acquisition and survey process for a proposed airport project. According to a Lokmat report, farmers alleged the administration proceeded with the survey without prior notice and expressed anger at what they called the administration's rigid stance; during the protest, farmers surrounded local Tehsildars. A Swarajyamag report dated June 7, 2026 states that the Maharashtra government temporarily suspended the land acquisition process for the proposed airport following large-scale farmer protests, and that farmers subsequently called off their protest.

  • Farmers protesting land acquisition for a proposed airport in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
  • Farmers
  • Rural communities
  • Dharna
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According to a Swarajyamag report dated June 7, 2026, the Maharashtra government temporarily suspended the land acquisition process for the proposed Gadchiroli airport following the large-scale farmer protests. The same report states that farmers then called off their protest. It is not established from available reporting whether the suspension is final or whether the airport project itself has been withdrawn or only paused.

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EndedDelhi

Air India Express cabin crew end strike after mediation; airline agrees to reinstate 25 dismissed staff

Around 300 Air India Express cabin crew reportedly called in sick on 8–9 May, causing severe disruption to flights and stranding passengers across the country. The action ended on Thursday, 9 May, after a mediation meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner in New Delhi, at which the airline agreed to withdraw termination letters and reinstate 25 cabin crew who had been dismissed for reporting sick since 6 May. Cabin crew, as reported by British Safety Council India, alleged a lack of proper support for staff, unequal treatment of experienced crew members, and proposed salary cuts linked to the airline's planned merger with AIX Connect.

  • A labour dispute among Air India Express cabin crew over dismissals, treatment of staff, and merger-related changes
  • Workers
  • Strike
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The strike was called off on Thursday, 9 May, following mediation by the Chief Labour Commissioner in New Delhi. As part of the resolution, Air India Express agreed to withdraw termination letters and reinstate the 25 dismissed cabin crew, and management representatives, as reported by inkl, assured that all issues raised by the crew would be addressed. Moneylife reported that operations began improving the following Friday as more crew returned to duty after a five-hour meeting between management, unions, and the Delhi regional labour commissioner.

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EndedKerala

Kerala forms a state-wide human chain against the Citizenship Amendment Act

On 26 January 2020, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the CPI(M), organised a human chain stretching across Kerala to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act; several reports say the protest was also directed against the National Register of Citizens. Accounts differ on the chain's length, described variously as around 620 km, 621 km, and 700 km, and on where it ended, with one report naming Thiruvananthapuram and another Kaliyikkavila. Estimates of participation also vary, with figures of about 70 lakh (7 million) and 6 to 7 million reported by different outlets.

  • Protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and, according to some reports, the National Register of Citizens
  • Regional parties
  • Residents
  • Rally
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The human chain was formed and completed on 26 January 2020, in a single-day action; no further developments beyond that day are reported in the available material.

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EndedMohali, Punjab

Mohali farmers call off protest against GMADA land acquisition after minister's assurance

Farmers opposing land acquisition by GMADA (Greater Mohali Area Development Authority) held demonstrations in Mohali, including a tractor march to PUDA Bhawan described by Saahas Samachar as a show of strength. Punjab News Express separately reported that opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa led a large protest in Mohali against the same acquisition, though this account is not corroborated by the other available reporting. The Tribune reports that the protest was subsequently called off after a minister gave an assurance, reading out and handing over a written document said to detail demands the government had accepted.

  • Farmers' protest against land acquisition by a state development authority
  • Farmers
  • Rural communities
  • March
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According to The Tribune, the protest was called off after a minister gave an assurance and handed over a written document detailing demands the government had accepted. The report does not specify which demands were accepted, the minister's identity, or the date the protest ended, so it remains unclear what, if anything, was left unresolved.

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EndedChhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh forest department withdraws order on Community Forest Resource Rights after tribal protests

The Chhattisgarh forest department withdrew a directive concerning Community Forest Resource Rights (CFRR), according to a forest department statement reported by National Herald. The Wire reported that statewide protests across at least eight districts on July 1, 2 and 3 preceded the withdrawal. The withdrawn order had named the forest department, rather than the Department of Tribal Welfare, as the 'nodal authority' for implementing the Forest Rights Act, according to The Wire's reporting of the order's text.

  • Forest rights and tribal self-governance under the Forest Rights Act
  • Adivasi and Indigenous people
  • Rural communities
  • Rally
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The Chhattisgarh forest department withdrew its CFRR directive. A forest department statement, as reported by National Herald, says forest minister Kedar Kashyap directed that the advisory be withdrawn. The order's core provision — naming the forest department as nodal authority for the Forest Rights Act instead of the Department of Tribal Welfare — has been rescinded, per The Wire's reporting.

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Newly reportedChennai, Tamil Nadu

Congress Launches 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' Against Proposed Replacement of Rural Job Guarantee Law

According to a UNI news report, the Congress party launched a nationwide agitation called 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' on 13 January 2026, opposing the Centre's reported decision to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with a new scheme called the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G). Congress general secretary K C Venugopal inaugurated the agitation. A separate headline references a Congress-led protest march in Chennai on this issue, but the available source material does not corroborate details of that specific event.

  • Opposition to the reported replacement of the MGNREGA rural employment guarantee scheme with a new central law
  • Opposition parties
  • Rural communities
  • March
  • Public Meeting
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The most recent confirmed development is the 13 January 2026 inauguration of the 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' agitation by K C Venugopal, as reported by UNI. A headline referencing a Chennai protest march on this issue exists in the record, but the source material provided does not confirm when this march occurred, who organized it locally, or how many participated.

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Happening nowJantar Mantar, Delhi

Crowds Return to Jantar Mantar Protest Site After Police Crackdown in Delhi

Hundreds of people gathered again at the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest site at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, a day after police used tear gas and batons to disperse demonstrators who had tried to march toward Parliament. Police said the crowd had turned violent and unruly. The CJP has been protesting there for education reforms, and according to reporting the group's demands reportedly include the resignation of an unnamed official, to which the government has not responded.

  • Protest for education reforms met with a police crackdown near Parliament in Delhi
  • Students and young people
  • Civil society
  • March
  • Dharna
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On Tuesday, hundreds returned to the Jantar Mantar protest site, a day after police cracked down on demonstrators attempting to march toward Parliament, using tear gas and batons. Police alleged the crowd had turned violent and unruly. As of the latest report, the government had not responded to the group's demands.

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