Allege their land was snatched during consolidation

In a last-ditch effort to save their land, women residents of five villages in Gharonda have left their kitchens, children are not attending schools, farmers have left their fields and camping at Liluwala dera near Lalupur village in the open to foil any attempt by the alleged “land mafia” to harvest the crop.

More than 90 per cent paddy transplantation has been completed in the state. However, the area under paddy cultivation has been reduced by 60,000 hectares this year.