Hry's land pooling a well-orchestrated plot to loot farmers: AAP
Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Launching a scathing attack on the BJP government in Haryana for implementing land pooling policy, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday termed it a well-orchestrated conspiracy to loot farmers' lands.
AAPs Haryana unit leader Anurag Dhanda in a press conference alleged that Haryana's land pooling policy was designed to benefit BJP leaders and their corporate allies.
Dhanda said that under this policy, over 35,000 acres of agricultural land will be acquired from farmers. However, farmers owning less than 10 acres are completely excluded from any direct participation, he maintained. "The government has empowered middlemen to acquire land at undervalued circle rates from small farmers, which will then be handed over to private corporations at exorbitant prices,'' Dhanda alleged.
The AAP leader said that farmers will have no ownership, share, or participation in the development projects built on their lands. No plots or developed sections will be allocated back to them. They will only be paid a one-time compensation at a circle rate, which is 3 to 4 times lower than the actual market value, Dhanda alleged....
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