The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will observe a 'Black Day' in Uttar Pradesh on Monday in protest against a police crackdown on farmers in Bhatta Parsaul village of Greater Noida.
The party demanded that immediate talks be held with agitating farmers on their genuine grievances.
BJP leader Rajnath Singh will be meeting the protesting farmers here.
"A Black Day would be observed at all district headquarters from Greater Noida to Agra to protest against the use of brutal force by the state government to suppress the agitation and, against its dictatorial approach and anti-farmer policies," said state BJP chief Surya Pratap Shahi in a statement.
So far, four farmers have died during the protest.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Police has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for Manvir Singh Tevatia, the leader of the agitation in Greater Noida. Authorities have turned the Bhatta Parsaul village into a fortress and prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC have been clamped in the district.
Bhatta Parsaul turned into a battlefield on Saturday, resulting in the death of two Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel and one villager. Several others were also injured in the same incident, when a clash broke out between farmers and the police.
District Magistrate (DM) Deepak Aggarwal and Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) were grievously injured in the incident on Saturday along with scores of others.
The farmers have been agitating since January 2011 demanding higher compensation for their lands acquired by the state government.
Their demand is that only half their lands should be acquired, while the rest should be handed over to the farmers after development.
They also want 25 per cent reservation for farmers in all schemes of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway.
Apart from this, the farmers have also been demanding for the authorities to give 120 square metre plots to landless farmers and a compensation of Rs. 5,00,000 for each acre of acquired land.