Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday pledged that the party, if voted to power in 2027, will enact a state law to safeguard farmers' land rights, modelled on the 2013 Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act introduced by the UPA government under Dr Manmohan Singh.

In a statement, Warring said the proposed legislation would mandate the consent of at least 80% of landowners/farmers for any acquisition, along with compensation at double the market rate in urban areas and four times in rural areas.

He also criticised the Aam Aadmi Party government for attempting to acquire nearly 50,000 acres of farmland without proper consent or compensation.

Warring claimed that the recent...