Eminent domain on the sub-continent

From the WSJ:

JIKARPUR, INDIA—Thousands of farmers protesting the acquisition of their land for a highway to the Taj Mahal lynched a police officer and burned $12 million in construction equipment last month, bringing the massive road project to a standstill.

Rahul Gandhi, widely believed to be in line to become the next prime minister, showed up soon after in this muddy village an hour outside of Delhi. He expressed solidarity—not with the police, but with the farmers.