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Will not let even an inch of land be taken away from Punjab farmers: Jakhar

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A delegation of farmers from Ludhiana district affected by the land pooling policy, led by the party's state president Sunil Jakhar, met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.

The BJP has also opposed the land pooling policy of the Bhagwant Mann government in Ludhiana district of Punjab. A delegation of farmers from Ludhiana district affected by the land pooling policy, led by the party's state president Sunil Jakhar, met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.

After meeting the Governor, Jakhar said that the Aam Aadmi Party government's land pooling policy will not allow the plans of forcibly taking away the land of the farmers to succeed.

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal has also opposed it in the past. He said that the Akali Dal will not allow the acquisition of farmers' land at any cost.

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