A collective opposed to agricultural water reserves unveiled a complaint that it intends to file against the Minister of the Interior. According to Bassines non merci (BNM), Gérald Darmanin “lied under oath” before a parliamentary commission of inquiry.
On March 25, 2023, violent clashes broke out during a gathering banned by the Deux-Sèvres prefecture against a water reserve under construction protected by 3,000 gendarmes. They caused numerous injuries, including two demonstrators who fell into a coma.