Jagraon - Farmers' land auction protest: Farmer organizations gather at Gurudwara; private bank accused of extortion without any reason.

The atmosphere in Gurusar Kaunke village, in the Ludhiana region of India, turned tense on Tuesday over the proposed auction of 8.5 acres of land belonging to a farmer. Farmer-labor organizations began protesting after receiving information from HDFC Bank that the farmer, Nirmal Singh, would have his land auctioned on October 13th. Representatives from farmer organizations gathered at the village's Gurudwara Patshahi Chhathi and launched a front against the auction. This protest...