Patiala: protesting the acquisition of land for Jalan Raya Delhi Katra Express in Punjab, farmers in the Malerkotla district on Monday blocking Jalan Ludhiana-Malerkotla in the afternoon for higher compensation.
Farmers throughout the country have protested land acquisition in 13 districts and demanding higher compensation from NHAI.
They have asked the state government to stop the acquisition process.
Recently, the district administration in Patiala announced a high compensation of Rs 1 Crore per area of land to farmers, after patiala farmers raised their protests.
After that, farmers from other districts reached YPS Chowk and decided to continue agitation for the remaining farmers affected by the acquisition in the state.
The State Coordinator, Jalan Sangharsh Road Committee, Harman Singh Jeji claimed that farmers from Rupnagar, Sangrur, Malerkotla and other districts were sitting in Patiala while Malerkotla District farmers had blocked national highways near Ahmedgarh on Monday.
“We sat protest at 12 noon on Monday but no one from the district government approached us to solve our problems or to pay attention to our demands.
We demand valid compensation amounts to RS 1.5 crore our agricultural land record.
Farmers Wet to wash in the rain but continued to sit in protest, but tonight we started installing a tent, “Jeji said.
According to Malkotla DC Amrit Gill “farmers have blocked the road since the afternoon.
This is a farmer of Ahmedgarh, where the amount of compensation is given up to 57 lakh per acre for their agricultural land.
We try to solve the problem.
‘Box: Patiala Farmers get up to RS 1 Crore according to the award was ratified by HR Patran on May 31, 2021 for the land obtained in 11 Tehsil Patran villages, RS 1 Crore’s compensation per Acre has been given to land along the main road Ghagga and Rs 58 lakh per acre for other villages.
For This compensation distribution, the rate of RS 250 Crore has been released to HR Patiala, where RS 100 Crore has been disbursed to farmers and landowners.
The official revealed that around 20 hectares of land fell along Jalan Raya Ghagga and the collector’s level for land near the highway near the highway From other land, which is the reason for higher compensation.
Express protest: Block Highway farmers, demand higher compensation
