Ethanol Giant in Rajasthan Face Fierce Peasant Resistance Despite Police Brutality

The violent clashes in Hanumangarh have brought a simmering 17-month peasant struggle in Rajasthan to national attention. Farmers in Tibbi tehsil are resisting the construction of what is touted as Asia’s largest ethanol plant—a project they say threatens their land, water, and livelihoods. The police crackdown has only deepened anger in a region against what […]