Patna: The Congress marched to the Raj Bhavan on Saturday to register its strong protest against farmers not been compensated for their land by the Centre for the GAIL pipeline and NHAI projects in Bihar.

Leaders, workers, and farmers marched under the leadership of AICC Bihar in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil. #They started from the Sadaquat Ashram, the state Congress headquarters, and marched on the Kurji-Rajapur Pul road. They took the East Boring Canal Road but were stopped as soon as they reached the Bailey Road crossing.

The police had barricaded the spot, and the protesters clashed with them for almost half-an-hour. "The Centre has acquired land in Rohtas, Bhojpur, Buxar, Gaya, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal districts for the GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited) pipeline and NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) road projects, but has refused to provide proper compensation to the farmers. Nobody is listening to their woes. We have decided to take up their fight," said Gohil, adding that the party will pursue the issue till "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's anti-farmer government is forced to listen to their voice".

Bihar Congress president in-charge Kaukab Quadri, parliamentarians Asrarul Haque and Akhilesh Prasad Singh, legislators Madan Mohan Jha, and others were among the protesters as were farmers Ram Baran Yadav, Ram Subhag Singh, Narsingh Yadav, Krishna Singh and more - who had come from Aurangabad district - who narrated how GAIL had dug through their fields and left the pits open, leaving them unable to till their land.

A Congress delegation consisting of Kaukab, Akhilesh, Asrarul and a few legislators met governor Satya Pal Malik and submitted a memorandum. "The governor listened to us and assured suitable action," Kaukab said.