Master Stroke: After one year of Mandsaur killing, investigation still incomplete

Mandsaur, a western district in Madhya Pradesh, had witnessed a farmers' strike last year due to several factors, including plummeting onion prices and inability of farmers to recover basic costs of cultivation.
Moreover, farmers were also often forced to sell their produce below cost and transportation cost exceeded the value. Demonetisation added to their woes.
To draw attention to these issues and protest against government inaction, farmers across MP launched a strike. Mandsaur became the epicentre after the protests turned violent and police had to resort to firing. The firing took place in two places — Bhai Choupati and Piplya Mandi.
This sparked further violence with farmers torching vehicles and blocking roads.
A political war of words erupted over the incident, and MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan requested for a legal investigation.

Almost a week after the incident, the MP government appointed a single-member inquiry commission headed by retired High Court judge Justice J K Jain.
The investigation was to conclude in three months from the date of appointment. However, the panel sought four extensions to submit the final report and completed its term on May 11, 2018.
Three days after the incident, the state government had admitted that police had resorted to firing. "Police firing killed the farmers. It has been established in the probe,"state Home Minister Bhupendra Singh had said.
In March 2018, two CRPF constables told the inquiry commission that the firing from their side was unintentional since their guns went off during a skirmish with a mob that was trying to snatch their weapons.

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