Chhatarpur, July 12 -- Tribal families affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district have been staging a 'Chita Andolan' (funeral pyre protest) for nine consecutive days, alleging that they are being displaced from their land without any compensation.

The protesters, who have gathered under the Barana River bridge, accused the local administration of ignoring their grievances. They claimed that their previous agitations were suppressed through "false assurances" from authorities.

"Many families are being displaced without compensation. No one in the administration is willing to listen to us. That's why we've been protesting under this Barana bridge for nine days now," a protester stated.

The fa...