Won't allow land ‘grab': Warring at protest against land pooling policy
Warring, who arrived on a tractor, accused the AAP government of trying to 'loot' farmers' land. Terming it a land 'looting' policy, Warring said the Congress would never allow the AAP-led government to go ahead with this move. He accused the state government of moving to acquire nearly 50,000 acres of farmland on Ludhiana's outskirts without the consent of or compensation to landowners. 'This is not land pooling. It's outright land snatching. They want to take away land worth ₹100 and return land worth only ₹25,' he said.
Referring to the CM, he said, 'Mann should empathise with the concerns of those whose livelihoods depend on land.' The protesters, many of them carrying placards and raising slogans against the AAP government, also submitted a memorandum to the GLADA chief administrator, addressed to the chief minister, demanding immediate rollback of the notification related to the land pooling scheme.
Warring compared the current movement to the historic farmers' protest against the central government's three farm laws.
He recalled the land acquisition law passed by the UPA government under the prime ministership of Dr Manmohan Singh that mandated 'farmer's consent and fair compensation'.
Former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, former CM Charanjit Singh Channi and MLA Pargat Singh were absent. Former deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa took a dig at the absentees, asserting, 'Those who did not show up today have no love for the Congress party.'
Ashu denied any knowledge of the protest. 'I did not receive any invitation or information about the protest. Those who were informed participated. I wasn't contacted by anyone,' said Ashu.
Tensions between Warring and Ashu have been simmering since the by-election campaign. Warring's minimal participation during Ashu's campaign—restricted to only filing nomination papers—had drawn public criticism from Ashu. Ashu had previously stated, 'This was not my personal event that I had to extend personal invitations. I was the party's candidate. Those who joined the campaign didn't wait for invitations.'
Following his defeat in the Ludhiana West by-election, Ashu resigned from his position as PPCC working president.
SAD protest rescheduled for July 22
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has postponed its planned protest in Ludhiana, which was to be held under the leadership of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, citing inclement weather conditions. The protest, initially scheduled for today, will now take place on July 22 outside the GLADA office.
Party vice president Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said that due to heavy rains, the protest has been deferred in the interest of public safety and logistical concerns.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Hindu
21 minutes ago
- The Hindu
Muslim hawker assaulted in Meerut; attempt to create fear, says opposition
After a Muslim cloth peddler was brutally assaulted at Fatehpur Narayan village, under Kithor police station limits, in Meerut district, opposition parties alleged on Sunday that the incident was a targeted attack designed to create fear. While villagers and police claimed Arif was mistaken for a thief, the victim's wife alleged that they were being forced to modify the complaint by the police. 'We have submitted a petition; the case is yet to be registered. My husband, who was selling clothes, was beaten, and now we are being pressured to change the petition by the Sub-Inspector,' said Tausima, the victim's wife, in a viral video. The Hindu reached out to the Meerut police, including the Circle Officer, but failed to get any response. Mob attack The incident happened on July 26. The victim, along with one companion, was selling clothes in the village when 10-15 people gathered and began calling him a thief, demanded his Aadhar card, and proceeded to beat him up. He was taken to Meerut Medical College for treatment. 'This incident shows that there is a complete breakdown of law and order in the state. No one has the right to take the law into their hands; some people emboldened by the dispensation are attempting to create a Jangal Raj kind of situation in U.P.; it is a lynching attempt that aims to create fear,' said Imran Masood, Lok Sabha MP and a senior Congress leader. Lok Sabha MP from Ghazipur, Afzal Ansari, said, 'I condemn this incident, it is clear that the accused have no fear of the administration and rule of law. They know no proper action will be taken, and this encourages them to attack poor Muslims.'
Time of India
37 minutes ago
- Time of India
Only Dhankhar, PM Modi know real reason behind VP's exit: Mallikarjun Kharge
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he has no information on the actual reason for Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as Vice President, holding that it was for Dhankhar to tell what really happened, as the matter was between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi . "I don't know all those details. He (Dhankhar) was always on the govt's side. He should say what happened," Kharge was reported as saying by news agency PTI, in response to a question on whether Dhankhar was forced to resign as he spoke in favour of farmers. Kharge was at Vijayapura in Karnataka. "When we raised several issues concerning farmers, the poor, international issues or foreign policy, he never used to give us an opportunity (in Rajya Sabha as its Chairman)," the Congress president said. "When we tried to raise issues by giving notices on issues regarding the poor, atrocities against women, Dalits and the downtrodden, and incidents like Hindu-Muslim clashes, he did not give us an opportunity. It (the reason for Dhankhar's resignation as Vice President) is between him and Modi. We don't have any information on that," Kharge clarified. Notwithstanding Kharge's stance, senior leaders from his party have, since Dhankhar's abrupt departure as VP, have been asserting that there is far more to the episode than meets the eye.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Built for Rs 5.4cr, Bhuntar bridge in Kullu thrown open by MLA Sunder Singh Thakur
Kullu: MLA Sunder Singh Thakur on Sunday inaugurated the double-lane Bhuntar bridge constructed over the Beas river at a cost of Rs 5.38 crore. Addressing a public gathering in Bhunter, Thakur said the 40.50-metre-long double-lane bridge was constructed in record time. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The bridge will benefit lakhs of people from the Manikaran and Gadsa valleys, as well as the farmers and horticulturists who visit the Bhunter vegetable market, he said. The Kullu legislator also announced that Rs 15 crore had been sanctioned for the embankment of the Beas river from Shamshi to Bhunter airport. Thakur criticised the opposition leaders for politicising the Bijli Mahadev Ropeway project. In the name of religious sentiments, defeated and irrelevant individuals are opposing the development of Kullu and are trying to mislead innocent locals and women against the ropeway project, he said. The Congress MLA informed that machinery worth Rs 100 crore had already been ordered for the ropeway project.
