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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
2 Hoshiarpur villages ‘ban' AAP leaders' entry over land pooling policy
Jalandhar: Two villages in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district on Tuesday put up six hoardings announcing a 'ban' on the entry of AAP functionaries over the land pooling policy. "Till the time the land pooling policy is withdrawn, no AAP leader would be allowed to enter the villages," read the hoardings placed on the main roads by Purheeran and Shergarh farmers, whose land on the outskirts of Hoshiarpur town is coming under the scheme. Bearing pictures of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the hoardings give a call to chase them out to save the land. Farmers of both villages formed the Lok Ujara Roku Sangharash Committee (Committee to Stop Uprooting of People) in the second week of June, soon after the state govt issued advertisements notifying the areas being brought under the scheme. They sent memorandums to the Punjab chief minister and the governor, arguing that their land was fertile and produced three crops a year. They also pointed out that the govt had earlier acquired 410 acres of their land for the construction of the bypass, leaving them dependent on the remaining land. BKU (Doaba) president Manjit Singh Rai, whose land in Purheeran is coming under the scheme, said that both villages would lose around 550 acres to the land pooling. Box CM Mann's old video goes viral An old video of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, recorded during the farm movement, is now circulating widely, used by critics to mock his current stance on the land pooling policy. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Egypt: Unsold Sofas at Bargain Prices (Prices May Surprise You) Sofas | Search Ads Search Now Undo In the clip, Mann advised farmers to use gram sabha (village council) resolutions to oppose the Narendra Modi govt's three farm laws, while asserting their unchallengeable legal weight, even in the Supreme Court. The video has become a viral sensation on Punjabi social media, reposted by pro-farm accounts, opposition parties, and scores of netizens urging farmers to follow Mann's past advice against the new land policy. "We should come to the ground level," Mann could be heard saying in the video. "I appeal to people across Punjab that they should rise above party lines, call gram sabha meetings, and pass resolutions against the three farm laws and send these to us, and we would send them to the Prime Minister and others," Mann told the Punjab farmers. MSID:: 122977402 413 |
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Farmers oppose proposed land acquisition for new urban estates near Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Phagwara
Jalandhar: Farmers from villages near Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, and Phagwara are preparing to oppose the plan to acquire land under a land pooling scheme for developing new urban estates. The move comes just a day after farmers from Wadala Kalan village near Kapurthala submitted a memorandum to the Kapurthala deputy commissioner on Thursday against the proposal. A common refrain among farmers is that they would lose their livelihood if their land was acquired. Panchayats and farmers from villages of Purhiran and Shergarh in Hoshiarpur have even formed "Lok Ujara Roku Sangharash Committee" (Committee to Stop Uprooting of People). On Friday, they submitted a memorandum to the Hoshiarpur deputy commissioner and sent a representation to the Punjab chief minister and the governor. They highlighted the fertility of their land, which yields three crops a year. They pointed out the earlier acquisition of 410 acres of their land for the construction of a bypass has left them dependent on the remaining parcels. "If this land is also acquired, it would lead to the uprooting of the farmers. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Santa Monica: Scholarships You Can Apply For (Start Now) College Scholarship | Google Search Undo Families of these farmers settled here after facing uprooting during the Partition (from west Punjab), and now they would face another uprooting," the memorandum stated. They also warned of serious consequences if the state govt tried to take their land forcibly. "The committee was formed after a joint meeting at the gurdwara in Purheeran village, and now the fight to protect the farmers and their land will be pursued under its aegis," said BKU (Doaba) president Manjit Singh Rai. According to the advertisement issued by the state govt on June 6, 1,000 acres of land from six villages would be taken from villages on the outskirts of Jalandhar. These villages include Kukkar Pind, Kot Khurd, Kot Kalan, Rehmanpur, Alipur, and Nangal Krar Khan. "Small meetings have already been held, and a bigger one with representatives from the six villages will be held on Saturday. Until now, the common refrain among the villagers is not to give their land. As these villages are close to the city and some parts are on the main roads, the prices are already very high," said Kot Khurd sarpanch Balkaran Singh. "The issue has been discussed in informal discussions in the village, and people are opposed to the move. Land holdings are small, and people will lose their livelihood as they also rear cattle on these lands. Around 700 acres are from our village," said Sukhvir Singh, a village resident and block president of BKU (Doaba). On the outskirts of Phagwara, 200 acres of land from Bhullara village is proposed to be taken for the new urban estate. Sarpanch Rajat Bhanot, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, said that from the informal discussions among the villagers, it was clear that the entire village was against the acquisition. "I am also a farmer, and most of the landowners are small farmers who don't have alternate means of livelihood. The state govt should not push the scheme," Bhanot said. Harbhajan Singh, former sarpanch of the same village, also said that they already announced their opposition to the move, and in the coming days, villagers would be gearing up further. MSID:: 121831380 413 | Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
