Punjab Government Retains Land Pooling Policy

• The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has withdrawn the Punjab Land Pooling Policy, 2025, following backlash from farmers and Opposition parties.

• The policy, which aimed to acquire over 65,000 acres, was deemed “farmer-friendly” by the state government.

• Opposition parties criticized the policy as a “land-grabbing scheme.”

• The move was welcomed by farmers and Opposition parties, with Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal congratulating the movement.

• Congress MLA Pargat Singh praised the move as a “victory for farmers and labourers.”