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Hans India
13-08-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Pb withdrawal of land pooling policy is victory of farmers: BJP
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday said the withdrawal of the land pooling policy by the AAP government is a big victory for farmers and labourers, and that his party's protests put pressure on the state government. He said his party took a clear stand against this scheme from day one that it would not allow acquisition of even an inch of farmers' land. In the face of mounting pressure from farmer bodies and opposition parties, the Punjab government on Monday withdrew its land pooling policy, which it had once termed 'farmer-friendly'. The Punjab BJP on Tuesday held celebrations over the rolling back of the policy. 'Punjab and Punjabiyat have won. It is a big victory of farmers and labourers,' Sharma told reporters here. From day one, when the policy was released, the BJP took a clear stand that it would not let the AAP government acquire even an inch of land, he said. He further accused AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain of 'looting' Punjab. 'Today, everybody knows Punjab is not run by Punjabis,' he said, claiming that AAP leaders sitting in Delhi call the shots. 'They (Delhi-based AAP leaders) brought the land pooling policy to loot Punjab,' the BJP leader charged. 'The BJP held protests at tehsil, block and district levels against the policy. We were to hold a protest, 'Zameen Bachao, Kisan Bachao' in Patiala on August 17. All these things put pressure on the state government,' Sharma said. He demanded that the state government issue a notification about scrapping of the policy. He said, 'Will Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann make a statement to ensure that not even a single inch of land of farmers will be acquired through any other way?' In a brief statement issued on Monday evening, the principal secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development said, 'The government hereby withdraws the land pooling policy dated May 14 and its subsequent amendments.' 'Consequently, all actions, like LOIs (letters of intent) issued, registration done, or any other action taken thereunder shall be reversed henceforth,' the statement said.
The Hindu
12-08-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Withdrawal of Punjab land pooling policy victory of farmers, labourers: BJP
The Punjab unit Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) working president Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) said the withdrawal of the land pooling policy by the AAP government is a big victory for farmers and labourers, and that his party's protests put pressure on the state government. He said his party took a clear stand against this scheme from day one that it would not allow acquisition of even an inch of farmers' land. In the face of mounting pressure from farmer bodies and opposition parties, the Punjab government on Monday (August 11) withdrew its land pooling policy, which it had once termed "farmer-friendly". The Punjab BJP on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) held celebrations over the rolling back of the policy. "Punjab and Punjabiyat have won. It is a big victory of farmers and labourers," Mr. Sharma told reporters here. From day one, when the policy was released, the BJP took a clear stand that it would not let the AAP government acquire even an inch of land, he said. 'Punjab not run by Punjabis' He further accused AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain of "looting" Punjab. "Today, everybody knows Punjab is not run by Punjabis," he said, claiming that AAP leaders sitting in Delhi call the shots. "They (Delhi-based AAP leaders) brought the land pooling policy to loot Punjab," the BJP leader charged. "The BJP held protests at tehsil, block and district levels against the policy. We were to hold a protest, 'Zameen Bachao, Kisan Bachao' in Patiala on August 17. All these things put pressure on the state government," Sharma said. He demanded that the state government issue a notification about scrapping of the policy. He said, "Will Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann make a statement to ensure that not even a single inch of land of farmers will be acquired through any other way?" In a brief statement issued on Monday (August 11) evening, the principal secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development said, "The government hereby withdraws the land pooling policy dated May 14 and its subsequent amendments." "Consequently, all actions, like LOIs (letters of intent) issued, registration done, or any other action taken thereunder shall be reversed henceforth," the statement said. The decision came days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ordered an interim stay on the implementation of the policy for four weeks. In its August 7 order, the court held that the policy appears to have been notified in haste and concerns, including social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment, should have been addressed before its notification.
Hindustan Times
06-08-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Punjab: Rallies against land pooling policy on Aug 11, 20
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political) on Tuesday said it had decided to hold a kisan (farmer) maha (grand) rally against state government's land pooling scheme on August 20 in Jalandhar's Kukkad village. Besides, motorcycle rallies will be organised across the state on August 11. Under the scheme, a total of 1,000 acres of land from six villages — Kukkad Pind, Kot Khurd, Kot Kalan, Rehmanpur, Alipur and Nangal Krar Khan — would be acquired. Farmer leaders addressing mediapersons in Jalandhar on Tuesday. SKM senior leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, who was in Jalandhar, said the farmers, farm labourers and traders from across the state would be participating in this mega rally themed 'Zameen Bachao, Pind Bachao and Punjab Bachao Sangarsh'. 'We are not going relent till the government scraps this anti-farmer policy with immediate effect,' he said, adding that not only the agricultural land, even residential areas and grain markets in several districts come under the purview of this policy. Pandher said they have also invited other outfits of the SKM to join the stir but yet to receive any response. Another SKM leader, Manjit Singh Rai, said there is no need of urbanisation in Punjab at such a large scale. 'The state government has been working on the lines of the BJP, which introduced three anti-farmer laws in 2020. The implementation of the land pooling scheme is going to be the last nail in the coffin for the state government and AAP as they have to face serious repercussions,' Rai said. He added that the farmers and their representative bodies were not consulted by the government before drafting this policy. Meanwhile, farmers at Kukkad, situated on the outskirts of Jalandhar city, have also installed boards, banning the entry of AAP leaders in the village.
