Bajwa slams Kang for deleting land pooling tweet
Hours after publicly expressing reservations about the policy on X (formerly Twitter), Kang deleted the post without explanation. Bajwa accused the AAP MP of succumbing to pressure from the party high command in Delhi and alleged that the leadership is "hell-bent on pushing through a policy that is against the interests of Punjab's farmers".
"Kang should have shown spine by speaking up for the people of Punjab, not for those sitting in Delhi.
The AAP's real intent is to loot the state's resources," Bajwa alleged.
He reiterated his strong opposition to the land pooling scheme, calling it a "blatant act of loot" targeting farmers and landowners. Bajwa demanded that the policy be withdrawn immediately, warning that if the Congress returns to power in Punjab, its first Cabinet decision will be to repeal the policy.
Taking a jibe at chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Bajwa said, "If your govt truly believes in the benefits of the land pooling policy, why didn't you launch it from your own ancestral village, Satauj, and from your own farmland? Why didn't finance minister Harpal Cheema start it from his village, or MP Aman Arora from Sunam?" He added, "You can't do this because you know the truth—this policy is disastrous for Punjabis and for farmers.
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