Mysuru, July 21 -- Members of Parisarakkaagi Naavu, the KRS Party, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Kannadambe Sene staged a protest at Gudumadanahalli, opposing the State Government's proposal to establish a NIMHANS-like hospital on farmland in the area.

Several organisations joined the agitation in support of the KRRS, which has been spearheading the protest against the project. The protesters alleged that the proposed site falls within a green zone and comprises fertile agricultural land with abundant water resources.

Condemning the Government's decision to proceed with the project despite farmers protesting for nearly 200 days, the demonstrators urged the authorities to shift the hospital to a non-agricultural site.

They su...