Jalandhar, Aug. 6 -- The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political) on Tuesday said it had decided to hold a kisan (farmer) maha (grand) rally against state government's land pooling scheme on August 20 in Jalandhar's Kukkad village. Besides, motorcycle rallies will be organised across the state on August 11. Under the scheme, a total of 1,000 acres of land from six villages - Kukkad Pind, Kot Khurd, Kot Kalan, Rehmanpur, Alipur and Nangal Krar Khan - would be acquired.

SKM senior leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, who was in Jalandhar, said the farmers, farm labourers and traders from across the state would be participating in this mega rally themed "Zameen Bachao, Pind Bachao and Punjab Bachao Sangarsh". "We are not going relent till the gov...