Watch: Women thrash officials with brooms, chase them away as Bidadi Township survey faces fierce resistance

Women protesters in Ramanagara district wielded brooms and chased away government officials and police surveying land for the Bidadi AI-powered integrated township project.

The confrontation occurred at Mandagahalli village within the Byramangala land acquisition zone, where local farmers and residents blocked village roads to prevent officials from entering.

Survey team withdrew after facing sustained opposition; some police personnel sustained injuries during the clash.

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy criticized the Karnataka state government's high-handed approach and noted farmers had been protesting for 500 days.