In Punjab, resistance to the AAP government's land-pooling policy is uniting fragmented farm organizations and individual farmers, reigniting farm struggles. Despite government assurances, farmers fear losing land under the scheme, which aims to pool over 40,000 acres for urban development, offering developed plots in exchange.
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