Hanumangarh: Talks Fail, Farmers' Dec 17 Protest Moves to Dhan Mandi

• Talks between Hanumangarh administration and farmers regarding the Rathi Kheda ethanol factory dispute failed.
• Farmers will now hold their 'Mahapanchayat' on December 17 at Dhan Mandi instead of the Collectorate.
• The administration has banned tractors from the assembly, threatening action under the Motor Vehicle Act.
• Farmers accuse the administration of trying to suppress their protest and misrepresenting tractors as weapons.
• The protest is against the ethanol factory due to pollution concerns, following a recent arson incident.

Why It Matters: Hanumangarh talks fail, intensifying farmer-admin standoff over ethanol factory.