Bengaluru, July 16 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of its notice to acquire 1,777 acres of agricultural land in Devanahalli, near Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. This comes after a sustained farmers' protest that spanned for three years.

Siddaramaiah, who chaired a meeting with officials and farmer leaders at Vidhana Soudha, described the move as a "historic decision" in favour of farmers and land rights campaigners. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, he said, "The government has decided to completely withdraw the land acquisition process in Devanahalli taluk's Channarayapatna and other villages."

The decision comes after over three years of protest by local farmers, who ha...