The 2024 Lok Sabha elections brought surprising results for the BJP, especially in PM Modi's constituency of Varanasi. Despite extensive development projects like the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, local issues significantly impacted the BJP's performance. This ground report uncovers how opposition to the Kashi Dwaar High-Tech City project, and the alleged beating of farmer leader Santosh Patel, played crucial roles in reducing Modi's vote margin. Watch to understand the complex interplay of local
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00:00In the 15th district of Varanasi, 10 villages land will be acquired under the Kashi Dwara Yojana.
00:22Before the elections, the atmosphere was very heated.
00:25The main fighter of the Kashi Dwara Yojana is Santosh Patel.
00:30You can see him working in his field.
00:32We will talk to him about the whole matter and how you are opposing this Yojana.
00:37Santosh ji, we would like to take 2 minutes of your time.
00:41What is the whole matter? How was the land acquisition going on?
00:45How did you oppose it and what is the current situation?
00:48In the name of Kashi Dwara Yojana, our land is being forcibly acquired.
00:53We are becoming unemployed.
00:56Our homes, land, everything is being snatched from us.
01:00We are the farmers who produce food and feed the whole country.
01:05If we don't produce food, then be it the Prime Minister or the President, they can't live on money.
01:12On one hand, there is money and on the other hand, there is food.
01:15If you are hungry, you will consume food.
01:17We are the ones who produce food.
01:19We are the providers of life.
01:21But we are the ones who are being exploited.
01:25We are being exploited.
01:27When we ask for our land, houses and machines to be kept safe,
01:32we are being beaten up and sent to jail.
01:35It's been 4 months now.
01:37We were protesting and protesting.
01:40Till the time our land was being acquired, we didn't get our motorbikes.
01:45We didn't get our cable, electricity, gas stove, everything.
01:49Mr. Santosh, we would like to know from you how many villages are going to be included in this Yojana?
01:53There are many Yojanas in Benaras, but the main Yojana here is the Kashi Dwara Yojana.
01:58In Kashi Dwara, how many villages and how much land are going to be acquired?
02:01In Kashi Dwara, there are 10 Rajaswa villages.
02:04For example, Gram Sabha Pindra, Gram Sabha Samogra, Gram Sabha Kaithauli,
02:08Gram Sabha Pura Raghunathpur, Gram Sabha Jaddopur, Gram Sabha Chakindar,
02:14Gram Sabha Basni, Gram Sabha Bahutaraan, Gram Sabha Belawaan, Gram Sabha Pindraan,
02:19in which there are some villages like Badepur, Manapur, Chuppepur, Chanauli.
02:24All these villages are affected.
02:26In which around 1500 farmers are going to get their land.
02:29Around 50,000 farmers are getting unemployed.
02:33Our wives and children of those families will all become unemployed.
02:38We will be in a state of starvation.
02:40And we will have to starve to death.
02:43You were protesting before the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
02:46You were running a big movement.
02:48And I know that you were sitting at the protest in Pindraat Asil.
02:51The police were picking you up at night.
02:52What was the whole matter at that time?
02:53We have been protesting for two months in a row.
02:57We were demanding that the land of the farmers which is being acquired should not be taken.
03:02But suddenly, one day at midnight, the police of many police stations came.
03:07They beat us up with sticks and forced us to go to the police station.
03:11Then they locked us up in the police station.
03:13There, we were tortured a lot.
03:15We were beaten up a lot.
03:17After that, we were sent to jail in the morning.
03:20When our village got to know about this,
03:22the women and mothers of the village went to the police station.
03:25They were also tortured.
03:27They were also mistreated.
03:29Till date, we have not been given justice.
03:31A lot of our things have been confiscated.
03:33Till date, we have not been given justice.
03:35We are enduring injustice and continuing our struggle.
03:38Have you been injured anywhere?
03:40Yes, yes, yes.
03:41Look, sir.
03:42These wounds are still fresh.
03:45There are still wounds.
03:46If you want to see, sir,
03:48there are still wounds in my stomach.
03:50They have beaten me up.
03:51They have tortured me a lot, sir.
03:52You can see.
03:53Even now, they beat me up with shoes.
03:56When the wind blows from the east,
03:58the pain is very intense.
04:00It becomes intolerable.
04:01We are all poor farmers.
04:03We are not even able to get enough medicine
04:05so that we can recover properly.
04:07MLA Dr. Udhay Singh said that
04:09the Kashi Dwara Yojana is being implemented by the government.
04:11So, is it being implemented?
04:13So, what is your opinion on this?
04:15Sir, this is a fraud.
04:17This is a fraud.
04:20There is nothing like that.
04:21These are the officials of the Awaaz Vikas Parishad.
04:24They are cursing that
04:25there is nothing written like this.
04:27There is no JIO.
04:28There is no government order.
04:30This is just a fraud.
04:31What is there to do, sir?
04:33If you want to do it,
04:34then cancel the Kashi Dwara Yojana
04:36and make the farmers independent.
04:38Remove the restrictions on their registries.
04:42Remove the registries
04:43so that the farmers can buy and sell the land
04:45as per their needs.
04:47For example, some poor parents
04:49sell a piece of land
04:50and get their daughters married.
04:52They can do all these things.
04:54But everything is halted, sir.
04:56The Indian People's Party's performance
04:58at the Lok Sabha Elections in Uttar Pradesh
05:00during 2024 was very down.
05:02Especially, if we talk about the seats
05:03of Varanasi and Purvanchal.
05:05As far as I know,
05:07BP Saroj was the MP
05:09in the Machlisahar Lok Sabha seat.
05:11And this time, Priya Saroj won.
05:13Mahendra Pandey was the MP
05:14in Chandauli.
05:15He also lost the elections
05:16and BP Saroj also lost.
05:17In the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat,
05:18the Prime Minister himself
05:19was fighting for the elections
05:20and we saw the impact there too.
05:22So, regarding the issue
05:24of land rights,
05:26what kind of opposition
05:28did you make to your
05:30Farmers' Union?
05:32We were arrested on 20th April.
05:34We were released on 22nd April.
05:36After that, our Farmers' Union,
05:38our brothers and sisters,
05:40filled two bullock carts
05:42and used to go to
05:44Priya Saroj's area.
05:46They used to share their pain
05:48and their suffering with us.
05:50They used to say that the BJP government
05:52is taking away our land.
05:54They are humiliating us.
05:56They are playing with our honour.
05:58We used to cry and
06:00share our problems with them.
06:02We used to ask them to leave
06:04and give us justice.
06:06We used to go to
06:08Ajay Raji's area
06:10in Benaras.
06:12We used to go there
06:14and share our pain
06:16and ask for justice.
06:18The effect of that was that
06:20B.P. Saroj had to leave
06:22and Mahendra Pane had to
06:24leave Chandoli.
06:26The Prime Minister, who used to
06:28lead with Rs. 5 lakhs,
06:30got stuck with Rs. 1.5 lakhs.
06:32Ajay Raji used to win
06:34in every round.
06:36He broke up for two hours
06:38and we didn't understand
06:40how he won.
06:42So, you used to go to
06:44Chandoli, Lokshabha and
06:46other places
06:48to warn the farmers.
06:50Yes, we went to Chandoli,
06:52Lokshabha and
06:54Machlisar, Lokshabha.
06:56The temperature was 46-47 degrees.
06:58Some of our elders
07:00were unconscious.
07:02They were hospitalized
07:04and had to be given medicines.
07:06But we decided that
07:08instead of losing our land
07:10and dying here,
07:12we won't step back.
07:14What are your plans for the future?
07:16If Kasidwar is not
07:18liberated and
07:20our exploitation is not stopped,
07:22we will start preparations
07:24in the coming days.
07:26Meetings are being held in the villages
07:28and the farmers are being gathered.
07:30If they get the money,
07:32we will start our protest
07:34on the same Tashilpindra.
07:36It will go on until
07:38the farmers' demands
07:40are met.
07:42We will not
07:44step back
07:46in the upcoming elections.
07:48We went to your house
07:50and asked people
07:52where Santosh Patel's house is.
07:54They told us that they
07:56work in the fields
07:58and don't stay at home.
08:00What is the reason?
08:02Sometimes the SDM
08:04comes to our farm
08:06and takes over.
08:08We are suffering so much
08:10that we have left our house
08:12and taken shelter
08:14in other villages.
08:16People have made us
08:18their target.
08:20We are used to
08:22demolishing our houses.
08:24We have saved our lives
08:26and
08:28taken shelter
08:30in other places.
08:32We spend the night here
08:34so that we and our farmers
08:36are safe.
08:38If we are not safe,
08:40our farmers will be exploited.
08:42Santosh Patel is the
08:44head of 10 villages
08:46in Tashilpindra.
08:48He is the main leader
08:50of the farmers.
08:52He has been in jail
08:54for the last two days.
08:56We have a lady here
08:58with us.
09:00Please come forward.
09:02What is your name?
09:04Parbhavati.
09:06Which village are you from?
09:08Basani Chanavli.
09:10The government is going to
09:12take over the land.
09:14Please come forward.
09:16We will have a good talk.
09:18Please tell us
09:20about the government's
09:22plan.
09:24Please sit here.
09:26How do you feel
09:28about the government's
09:30plan?
09:32Do you think that the government
09:34is going to benefit the farmers?
09:36Will it harm the farmers?
09:38What is your opinion?
09:40What is your opinion?
09:42Please sit here.
09:44We will have a good talk.
09:46Please sit here.
09:48Please sit here.
09:50Please tell us.
09:52We have decided
09:54that we will not leave Kashi
09:56and go to other places.
09:58We don't want to leave.
10:00We don't want to
10:02be beaten up and killed.
10:04We don't want to
10:06be killed.
10:08Where will we live?
10:10Where will we live?
10:12I have three children.
10:14Are they educated?
10:16Yes.
10:18Are they farmers?
10:20Yes.
10:22They are farmers.
10:24They are farmers.
10:26So, if the farm goes on, it will be a huge loss?
10:30Yes, it will be a huge loss.
10:32Where will the children go with their children?
10:34Where will they go?
10:36What will they eat?
10:38What will they eat?
10:40What will they eat?
10:42What will they eat?
10:44What will they eat?
10:46Grandma, how old are you?
10:48How old are the children?
10:50They are 80-85 years old.
10:5280-85 years old.
10:54How long have you been living in this village?
10:58What do you think of the government's decision to leave the village?
11:04We have so much property.
11:06We have a machine, water, everything.
11:08We have everything.
11:10We have a house, a shop.
11:12We have everything.
11:14If we leave this house,
11:16will we be able to buy food?
11:18Will we be able to buy food?
11:20Yes.
11:22If the country is like this,
11:24if we are in this bad state,
11:26if we are in this bad state,
11:28what will happen?
11:30What will you demand from the government?
11:32I will demand from the government
11:34that we stay in this country.
11:36So, the government won't take over your land?
11:38No, no.
11:40We will stay in this country.
11:42So, look here,
11:44this is grandma sitting here.
11:46We have just spoken to Santosh Patel.
11:48People are saying that
11:50They don't want to leave the land at any cost.
11:52They want the government to cancel this scheme.
11:55Until the government cancels this scheme, the farmers' protest will continue.
12:00You can see this field in front of us.
12:02We will tell the cameraman.
12:04You can see this whole area.
12:06From here, we can see 3 km of Varanasi airport.
12:09Next to this, Varanasi airport is also destroying the land.
12:12Some of the land is going to the airport.
12:14After the airport is destroyed, the remaining land of 10 villages is going to be given to Kashi Dwara Yojana.
12:23This is why the farmers are protesting.
12:26The farmers of 10 villages are protesting.
12:29This is the reason why during Lok Sabha Sunao 2024,
12:33due to the falsehood of the farmers,
12:36the election atmosphere was not good.
12:42When the results came out, we came to know that the election was lost by the BJP.
12:49The leaders of the BJP, be it Chandauli's MP Mahendra Pandey, who is considered to be a great leader,
12:56or Machli's MP B.P Saroj, lost this election.
13:00Apart from this, PM Narendra Modi won the election with more than 1.5 lakh votes.
13:05The main issue that we discussed with Santosh Patel,
13:08he said that this was a gift from the farmers.
13:11Varanasi, although Machli is in the Lok Sabha seat and Pindra is also in the Lok Sabha seat,
13:16the farmers used to get out of their vehicles and protest in Varanasi.
13:20This created an atmosphere through the farmers.
13:24Now let's see what action the government takes on this, what it wants to do and what it will do next.
13:29But the main demand of the farmers is that this scheme should be abolished.
13:34Praveen Yadav, One India Hindi, Varanasi.
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