Chandigarh, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday intensified its campaign against the Punjab government's "anti-farmer" land pooling policy, saying "it is not a development initiative but a major conspiracy to grab the land of farmers".
As part of the campaign, State BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon visited fields of affected farmers in Patton village of Mohali district.
He listened to their grievances and declared that the BJP "stands firmly with the farmers against what he described as the government's high-handedness".
The affected farmers told Dhillon that the state government was determined to forcibly take away their land, even though it was their only source of livelihood and they were unwilling to part with it under any circumstances.
They said that land previously acquired by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority and Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority has still not been fully developed, while pending compensation and other long-standing issues remain unresolved.
The farmers said that they no longer have any faith in the intentions of the AAP government.
The farmers also added that when their land had been acquired earlier, they were promised electricity motor connections. However, those promises have remained unfulfilled, with files for the connections gathering dust in government offices.
They thanked State BJP President Dhillon for visiting their fields and extending his support during this difficult time.
Speaking on the occasion, Dhillon launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the AAP leadership.
He claimed that after suffering a humiliating defeat in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership had now turned its attention towards the highly valuable agricultural land of Mohali and Punjab.
According to Dhillon, the state government intends to orchestrate a multi-crore scam through this policy.
He alleged that reintroducing the policy after it had previously been withdrawn clearly demonstrated the state government's dishonest intentions.
He accused the state government of attempting to lure farmers with fresh promises and incentives.
Issuing a strong warning, the State BJP President asserted that the BJP would not allow even an inch of Punjab farmers' land to be sacrificed under what he described as this "black policy" and would firmly oppose every act of injustice by the state government.
Source: IANS
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