Jalandhar, July 7 -- The affected farmers from six villages of Jalandhar, Phagwara and Kapurthala gathered at a gurdwara in Jalandhar's Kukkad village to register protest against the state government's land pooling scheme on Sunday.

Congress legislators from Jalandhar Cantonment Pargat Singh and Shahkot MLA Hardev Singh Laddi Sherowalia also joined them.

Jagraj Singh, sarpanch of Kukkad village, said their struggle against this "anti-farmer" scheme will continue till the government revokes the policy.

"No force can take away the land of Jalandhar. We are ready to fight this on every front," he said.

The panchayats of affected villages decided to mobilise people against the government move.

Opposing the move, Rajat Bhanot, sarpanch of...