Big landlords getting benefit of waiver scheme: Farmers

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, February 8

Farmers of Smagh village in the Gidderbaha Assembly segment today lodged a protest, alleging that genuine beneficiaries who owned less than five acres did not get the benefit of the state government’s debt waiver scheme, but those who owned even 65 acres got the waiver.

Alleging that the secretary of the Smagh Cooperative Society was responsible for it, they demanded that the matter should be probed.

“Parkash Singh and Das Singh of the village own above 60 acres, but the debt of three members in their family has been waived as per fresh lists,” they said.

On the other hand, Jaspreet Singh, secretary, Smagh Cooperative Society, said, “I can’t say about big landlords as the debt has been waived on the basis of land record provided by the patwaris.”

When some mediapersons asked Parkash Singh, whose family reportedly owns huge chunk of land, said, “Some of our family members own land less than five acres thus their debt has been waived.”

Gidderbaha SDM Arshdeep Singh said, “If someone gives any application, then necessary action will be taken.”