PATIALA: Agricultural activist belonging to Bhartiya Kisan Union (ETTA Ugrahan) along with residents of Taruda Village Kalan in Patiala on Tuesday protested the acquisition of land intended to be acquired for the university of universe Teacher Nanak.
They claim that the acquired land for universities is mostly worked on by small farmers and does not have land that has no choice but to do agriculture and get livelihoods.
Farmers and villagers claim that the village consists of 100 hectares under Shamlat, or land together, where 42 hectares are acquired for the university.
They said after the acquisition of 42 hectares, the land intended for the purpose of taking will be reduced to 25-30 hectares, because the remaining part has been borne under the housing plot and the village pool.
Jagdeep Singh Channa, BKU (ETTA UgraDan) Officials, said, “We protested from income officials who had reached the village for the purpose of demarcation of land.
We will continue our protests and even the Gherrao of officials until the acquisition decision was canceled.” Farmers of Surinder Singh, who have been Allocating half hectares of land to close to Shamlat, said, “Shamlat is intended for shared purposes, especially those incurred.
During the offer, the land is given to farmers and laborers from the general category and reserved.
A total of 33% of the land intended to operate reserved for the Dalit community For the purposes of switching.
Most of the puppies in Shamlat are small and small farmers who have two-three hectares.
Teacher Nanak himself has conducted agriculture for about 18 years, but now the government takes this right to move from us.
We will be destroyed after this acquisition Besides farming we can’t do anything.
“He added That more than a month ago, they had submitted a written request to BDPO, Patiala, to hold a gram Sabha meeting where the villagers would decide on the allocation of land to the university.
“On September 1 this year, Sarpanch Village along with three members of Panchayat Village issued their own resolution without receiving the approval of the villagers,” he said.
Sarpanch cannot be contacted for comments, but Patiala, SDM Charanjit Singh said: “We have sent our income official team in the village, but they are not Gherrao by anyone.
However, some villagers have protested the acquisition of land.
I have called the population of this village For meetings on Thursday to find out their hatred.
Resolution for land acquisition has been passed by Panchayat Village.
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Farmers protest the acquisition of land for open universities in Patiala
