Congress, AAP Clash Over Punjab’s Land Pooling Scheme

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• On July 21, 2025, Indian National Congress members staged a protest in Mohali against the punjab government’s land pooling policy.
• Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa alleged that the policy threatens farmers’ livelihoods by forcing rural land into urban advancement schemes. He described it as “exploitation disguised as reform.”
• Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused the opposition of misleading people for political gain. he assured there would be no forcible acquisition under the scheme.
• CM Mann claimed that the policy aims to provide farmers wiht a lasting income source and involve them actively in state growth through commercial assets created in planned colonies under this initiative.

The Hindu