Police Disperse 17-day Tribal Protest Over Ken-Betwa Link Project

A group of tribal people, mostly women, were protesting for 17 days against a big water project called the Ken-Betwa Link Project in Madhya Pradesh.

They were camping by a river and had a leader named Amit Bhatnagar who hadn't eaten for 11 days.

The police came early in the morning and moved everyone away because they said the river water was rising and it wasn't safe.

The protesters said the police took their leader away, but the police said they just took him to the hospital because he was sick.

Some politicians said the police were being mean, but the government says the project is important for giving water to dry areas.

The protesters are upset because they say the government promised them things but didn't keep those promises.