Farmers in Punjab Stage Demonstration Under KMM Banner Against Govt’s Land Pooling Policy; Akali Dal Also Protests

Farmers in Punjab stage demonstration under KMM banner against Govt’s land pooling policy; Akali Dal also protests

Shiromani Akali Dal members staged a protest rally in Mohali against the land pooling policy. The party announced to hold another demonstration rally in Bathinda on August 4

Amid resentment against land pooling, CM Mann interacts with villagers in Ludhiana

Mann said that at the time he assumed office, only 21% of canal water was being used for irrigation but today that number has risen to 63%.

'Land grabbing scheme', Badal slams Punjab govt's land pooling policy as Oppn steps up offensive

Chandigarh, Jul 28 (PTI) Opposition parties in Punjab Monday stepped up the offensive against AAP government over its land pooling policy, with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal calling it a "land grabbing scheme".Badal also said that SAD would intensify its agitation against land "grab" by holding 'dharnas', after the first protest was held in Mohali on Monday.The AAP government has been facing flak from the opposition par…

AAP MP Malvinder Kang Urges Dialogue with Farmers Over Land Pooling Policy

CHANDIGARH: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Malvinder Singh Kang has called on AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to engage in meaningful dialogue with farmer organisations over the controversial Land Pooling Policy. Kang’s remarks come amid growing resentment among Punjab’s farming community over the policy, which they fear may adversely affect agricultural ownership and land rights. Kang, who had earlier quit the …