Ludhiana, July 17 -- Over 1,600 villagers have filed their objections against the state government's land pooling policy at the GLADA office, officials said. At the same time, only five consent forms have been submitted.

According to a senior GLADA official, who sought anonymity, "Initially, GLADA gave a month for filing consent forms or objections. Later, the time window was decreased to 15 days. After the state government's notification came out on July 2, more than 1,600 objection papers have been received till Wednesday evening."

Thursday will be the final day for submitting objection or consent forms. The land pooling policy is being opposed by farmers and also political parties as they accuse the state government of putting their ...