FIR against 15 farmers for blocking roads; Karnataka CM, HDK renew Bidadi fight. Fifteen individuals were reported for blocking roads in Bidadi, protesting the contentious township project. The chief minister reassured landowners that there is no compulsion to sell their land for the development. In response, JD(S) criticized the government's management of the protests and the FIR against participants. Farmers have been raising alarms for a year and a half regarding land acquisition issues.