Archive · 4 Jan 2026
400+ BKU activists booked in Muzaffarnagar
In Muzaffarnagar, over 400 farmers from the Bharatiya Kisan Union protested outside the police office.
They wanted the government to stop using a special kind of fuel in paper factories because they think it causes pollution.
The police say the protesters blocked roads with tractors and disrupted work.
The protest ended in the evening, but the police have taken action against the protesters for their actions.
Over 400 BKU activists protested at the SSP office in Muzaffarnagar.
They demanded a ban on RDF used in paper mills, citing pollution concerns.
The protest involved gherao and dharna, with tractors blocking roads.
The dharna was called off in the evening of January 4, 2024.
Police have booked the activists for disrupting official work and blocking roads.
- Who
- Over 400 activists of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)
- What
- Protest and gherao of the SSP office
- When
- January 4, 2024
- Where
- Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To demand a ban on RDF (refuse-derived fuel) used in paper mills, citing pollution concerns
- Location
- Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Activists Booked
- Over 400
- Organization
- Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)
- Protest Location
- SSP office
- Protest Date
- January 4, 2024
- Protest Demand
- Ban on RDF (refuse-derived fuel) in paper mills
- Protest Type
- Gherao and dharna
- Protest Outcome
- Dharna called off in the evening