Have you heard of New Okhla Industrial Development Area in the New Delhi Capital region? Of course, you have! It's more popular by its abbreviated name NOIDA. These days we have a Greater Noida added to Noida too. The question is why I'm asking about it?
The story goes a few decades back. Indira Gandhi was in power and a new area for development of Delhi NCR was needed. Project engineers started working and the government looked into sanctions and finances required.
Finally, Bagpat, a district in Uttar Pradesh was identified as a suitable location for the development of a new township. It had Meerut on one side, Gaziabad on the other, you can see it as the black dot on this map I got from Wikipedia. 
The proposal was passed from the PMO, finances cleared when suddenly a well-known farmer leader heard of it! He said if cars start running on these roads they will crush farmers' bullock carts! So the development of Bagpat should not be allowed.
In the wake of farmers' protests, the venue for the new township was shifted to NOIDA, where it is today. Bagpat still has its bullock carts.
In case you want to read it in Hindi, here's the story -
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