India, July 20 -- An intense agitation in Madhya Pradesh has captured public attention, where protesters used symbolic 'pyre' and 'noose' demonstrations against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects.

Earlier on Sunday, police broke up the protest against the Ken-Betwa Link in MP's Chhatarpur district. The authorities dispersed the protesters and shifted movement leader Amit Bhatnagar, who has been on an 11-day fast, to the hospital.

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Tribal families affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project launched a 'Chita Andolan' (funeral pyre protest). They have alleged that they are being displaced from their land without any compensation, news agency ANI reported.

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