CHANDIGARH, July 27 -- AAP Rajya Sabha MP Malvinder Singh Kang has called on AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to engage in meaningful dialogue with farmer organisations over the controversial Land Pooling Policy. Kang's remarks come amid growing resentment among Punjab's farming community over the policy, which they fear may adversely affect agricultural ownership and land rights.
Kang, who had earlier quit the BJP in 2019 over the farm laws pushed by the then Modi-led central government, and was later re-inducted, now finds himself urging his current party leadership to ensure farmers are heard. In a tweet posted this morning, he acknowledged the objections being raised by farmer unions and str...