Adani Gets 1,020 Acres for ₹1 in Bihar: Farmers Cheated, Forests Axed, Democracy Sold
India’s corporate raj just hit a new low. adani Power has secured 1,020 acres of fertile land in Bihar’s bhagalpur for just one rupee per acre. Behind the glossy headlines of “development” and “investment” lies a ground reality of intimidation, forgery, arrests, and ecological destruction. Journalist Raghav Trivedi’s ground report for Bharti news and Molitics exposes how villagers were bullied, their land snatched, and their voices silenced.
Here’s the anatomy of this daylight robbery:
1. ₹1 Land Deals — corporate Welfare, Not Development
adani Power got land for the price of a cup of tea, while the same farmers whose land was stolen can’t afford fertilizers. One acre = one rupee. Welcome to Sabka Saath, Sabka Loot.
2. Villagers Intimidated, Voices Crushed
Farmers say they were forced, pressured, and even tricked into “consenting.” Some signatures were allegedly forged. Others who resisted were arrested for daring to speak up. Development in Modi’s india now comes with handcuffs.
3. Compensation? A Joke.
No uniform rate, no fair pay. Some farmers got peanuts, others got nothing. A 12-year-old rate sheet was dusted off to decide prices in 2025. Inflation is for the poor, freebies are for the corporates.
4. Fertile Land Branded as ‘Barren’
The government called lush farmland “barren” to hand it over for the project. Fields of mango, sheesham, and fruit trees — lifelines for families — were erased on paper first, then on the ground.
5. 10 Lakh Trees vs. ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’
While the regime runs PR stunts asking citizens to plant a tree for their mother, 10 lakh trees are set to be axed for Adani’s profit. The hypocrisy is so thick, even satire sounds like journalism.
6. Villagers Silenced at Modi’s Rally
Farmers tried to meet the PM at his bhagalpur rally, but were stopped and arrested in their own villages. Democracy now comes with barricades: for adani, open doors; for villagers, locked cells.
7. From Development to Deforestation
The “2400 MW power plant” is marketed as progress. On the ground, it’s fertile farms destroyed, forests cleared, and livelihoods buried under corporate greed. The price of electricity? Bihar’s people and environment.
8. Crony Capitalism 101: bihar Pays, adani Gains
Adani’s win wasn’t just land — it’s a 25-year deal with the state at ₹6.075 per unit. A ₹3 billion investment that looks more like a political partnership disguised as business.
🔥 Final Sting:
Bihar didn’t sell land to Adani. It sold its farmers, its forests, and its future — all for ₹1 per acre. This isn’t development. This is colonization with saffron flags and corporate logos.
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