<p>The farmers who took to street attacked policemen and brought vehicular traffic on Mumbai-Pune highway to a standstill leading the police to use force, Superintendent Pune Rural police Sandip Karnik said.<br /><br />The farmers were objecting to the pipeline and acquisition of their land for a project to facilitate water supply to the industrial township of Pimpri Chinchwad.<br /><br />Police fired after teargas and rubber bullets failed to quell the rioters, Karnik said.<br />Villagers in the vicinity of the pipeline project today observed a bandh in support of their demands.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council were adjourned for the day over the firing issue.</p>
<p>The farmers who took to street attacked policemen and brought vehicular traffic on Mumbai-Pune highway to a standstill leading the police to use force, Superintendent Pune Rural police Sandip Karnik said.<br /><br />The farmers were objecting to the pipeline and acquisition of their land for a project to facilitate water supply to the industrial township of Pimpri Chinchwad.<br /><br />Police fired after teargas and rubber bullets failed to quell the rioters, Karnik said.<br />Villagers in the vicinity of the pipeline project today observed a bandh in support of their demands.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council were adjourned for the day over the firing issue.</p>