A farmer in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district slapped a land acquisition official with a slipper on June 14 during a protest over delayed crop-loss compensation.
Witnesses said the assault followed months of unfulfilled promises after floods destroyed standing maize and cotton fields.
District authorities suspended the official pending inquiry while police registered charges against the farmer for obstructing public servants.
Farmer unions demanded expedited disbursements from the state disaster relief fund rather than punitive action against protesters.
Video of the incident circulated widely, reigniting debates over bureaucratic responsiveness in drought-prone northern Karnataka.
Revenue ministers pledged to audit pending files but warned that violence would not accelerate legitimate claims.
Bagalkot farmers have protested compensation delays since last year’s floods destroyed standing crops across the Krishna basin.
The assaulted official was overseeing land records tied to irrigation project acquisitions in northern Karnataka.
State revenue ministers promised a fortnight-long audit of pending crop-loss files but condemned violence against civil servants.
Karnataka home officials condemned assaults on civil servants while ordering district collectors to publish compensation disbursement schedules so farmers can track claim status without resorting to violence.
Karnataka police registered a case against the slipper assault while revenue secretaries opened a fast-track desk for Bagalkot farmers awaiting crop-loss compensation transfers.
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https://www.ndtv.com/video/on-camera-gym-owner-shot-dead-during-workout-in-haryana-1111531