Jalandhar, July 29 -- Farmers from six villages of Jalandhar Cantt staged a protest against the state government's land pooling scheme outside Jalandhar's deputy commissioner office on Monday.

Under the scheme, a total of 1,000 acres of land from six villages-Kukkar Pind, Kot Khurd, Kot Kalan, Rehmanpur, Alipur, and Nangal Krar Khan-would be acquired.

Sukhbir Singh, a resident of Kot Kalan village and BKU Doaba Jalandhar Cantt president, claimed that strong opposition is brewing against the Punjab government's land pooling policy, adding, "It is a blatant attempt to transfer their lands to large corporate houses."

"Farmers are being kept in the dark as this policy is being implemented without consent or adequate information," he said....