Original sentence: The cause of the May 2011 protests are disputed: the protestors claim that they are a direct consequence of the land acquisition has been challenged by the state government, which has stated that the acquisitions had been completed by July 2010 and that the 2011 protests were due to "anti-social" elements encouraging the violence
Edited sentence: The Uttar Pradesh government decided on land acquisition for projects in Greater Noida but the thousands of farmers started protests against it