Archive · 7 Aug 2025
SAD to Protest Punjab Land Policy, Calls it Land Grabbing
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is planning to start a protest on September 1st against the Punjab government's plan to gather land from farmers.
SAD believes this plan is a way to take land from farmers.
They claim the government wants to give the land to builders.
The protest will begin in Mohali and continue until the land plan is stopped.
The SAD leader, Sukhbir Singh Badal, is leading the protest and many others will be involved.
The AAP government, which introduced the plan, has been facing a lot of criticism.
SAD to launch an indefinite protest from September 1 against the AAP government's land pooling policy.
Sukhbir Singh Badal calls the land pooling policy a 'land-grabbing' scheme.
Badal alleges a deal between AAP and Delhi builders to transfer farmer's land.
SAD plans a continuous protest in Mohali until the policy is withdrawn.
The AAP government's policy has faced criticism from opposition parties and farmer bodies.
- Who
- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), AAP government, Sukhbir Singh Badal.
- What
- SAD will launch an indefinite protest against AAP government's land pooling policy.
- When
- Starting September 1st.
- Where
- Mohali, Punjab.
- Why
- To oppose the land pooling policy, which SAD views as land-grabbing and a threat to farmers.
SAD's Stance
AAP Government's Stance
Land Policy Concerns
SAD's Stance
The land pooling policy is a land-grabbing scheme designed to benefit builders.
AAP Government's Stance
The government asserts that the land pooling policy is farmer-friendly.
- Party
- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
- Protest Start Date
- September 1
- Location
- Mohali, Punjab
- Protest Goal
- Withdrawal of the land pooling policy
- SAD Leader
- Sukhbir Singh Badal
- Policy Description
- Land pooling scheme for development
Sources
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Punjab BJP to take out state-wide ‘yatra’ against AAP govt’s land pooling policy
Punjab BJP announces ‘Save Land, Save Farmers’ Yatra against land pooling policy from Aug 17 to Sep 5
HC stays Punjab land pooling policy for four weeks