Hundreds of farmers and their families Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre Gowda, on the outskirts of the city, staged a protest on Wednesday against State government’s decision to lease out part of 32 acres of land acquired for construction of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) to a private developer.

Assembling at the acquired land, off Bellary Road, under the leadership of Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre Gowda, the farmers raised slogans against the government for its “controversial” decision.