Overview

• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema reiterated that the land pooling policy is entirely voluntary and will not involve any forcible acquisition of farmers’ land.
• AAP MLA Kulwant Singh announced plans to revise the consent mechanism by reinstating inputs from local panchayats, farmer associations and village communities.
• Congress protesters led by Punjab state president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring demonstrated outside the Greater Mohali Development Area office, demanding immediate withdrawal of the policy.
• BJP leader Tarun Chugh branded the scheme a “ponzi” land-looting plan and joined calls for its rollback.
• Opposition figures highlighted a freeze on transactions involving 65,000 acres to question the voluntary nature of the policy and heighten distrust among farmers.