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 Bulla Rai village in Phagwara tehsil, said, "The government is hell-bent on taking our cultivable lands by destroying our livelihoods, traditions, and environment." Addressing the gathering, Pargat called upon the villagers to convene gam sabhas and pass resolutions opposing the policy. "Under the law, 70% consent is needed for land pooling, but only 20% signatures are needed to oppose it and farmers must use their legal rights," he said. Pargat claimed that the strong opposition is brewing against Punjab government's land pooling policy, with farmers from across political lines joining forces to fight what they describe as a blatant attempt to transfer their lands to large corporate houses. "If necessary, farmers would approach the Supreme Court to halt this," he said. Congress district president (rural) and MLA from Shahkot Hardev Singh Ladi Sherowalia said this is not merely a policy, "it is an assault on Punjab's villages, culture, and future"....