Tony seeks land swapping for Gharana wetland development-affected farmers
JK News Today
R S Pura, December 08:
DDC Member Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony on Wednesday demanded that the government should provide alternate land chunks to farmers affected by Gharana Wetland development initiatives besides government job to one member of each family.
Tony was addressing a gathering during a protest march organized in support of Gharana Wetland development hit farmers here on Wednesday. Other political leaders including TS Bajwa, RS Chib, Manmohan Ch, GS Sony and Sheikh Abdul Rehman also joined the protest march which passed through R S Pura Bazaar, over 32 Sarpanchs of the villages nearby also participated in the aforesaid march and raised voice of the affected farmers.
Later, the protest march culminated at SDM office RS Pura where farmers submitted a memorandum for early redressal.
Talking to reporters here, Tony said that agitation by the farmers today
