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4d ago

Punjab Farmers Challenge Government Consents Ahead of Statewide Tractor Rally

Farm unions say the government’s narrative of landowner backing collapses under scrutiny of consent letters from prominent businessmen, politicians and corporate figures.

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Farmers protesting against the land pooling policy in Amritsar. Such protests are being witnessed across the state. (Sameer Sehgal /HT)
Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) during a protest against the land pooling policy outside the deputy commissioner’s office in Amritsar on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
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Overview

  • Farmer unions have identified dozens of consent letters submitted to GLADA as belonging to developers, business magnates and political figures rather than smallholder farmers.
  • Samyukt Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have published details of non-farmer endorsements, accusing the policy of favouring corporate interests over cultivators.
  • Opposition parties including Shiromani Akali Dal have backed gram sabha resolutions and are mobilising thousands of tractors for the July 30 rally across Punjab.
  • A public interest litigation challenging the policy’s environmental and compensation safeguards under the LARR Act is slated for an August 19 hearing in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
  • Resignations by Aam Aadmi Party block presidents continue, underscoring deepening dissent and mistrust over the voluntariness of the land pooling scheme.