Ludhiana, May 21 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of orchestrating a multi-hundred crore scam by allowing landowners to secure backdated Change of Land Use (CLU) permissions. He alleged the move was designed to exempt certain landowners from upcoming land acquisitions in villages surrounding Ludhiana.

Addressing a press conference, Badal claimed that the AAP government planned to acquire 24,311 acres of land despite failing to provide even basic infrastructure. He alleged that landowners were being asked to pay Rs.1 crore per acre to avoid acquisition, calling it "daylight robbery" and accusing the government of monetising exemptions for political gain.

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