In a novel protest, around 250 people got themselves tonsured in neighbouring Mahoba district demanding statehood to Bundelkhand region, spread over parts of Uttar Pradesh and contiguous areas in Madhya Pradesh.
Under the banner of Bundeli Samaj, they demanded carving out of a separate Bundelkhand state from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on the lines of Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
Convenor of the Bundeli Samaj, a social organisation, Tara Patkar said, "For the last 46 days, nearly 250 people have been sitting on a fast in Mahoba demanding a separate Bundelkhand state. Until the demand is met, labourers and working class of the region will continue to suffer."
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