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Farmers, PDP MLA defy curbs to protest proposed land takeover in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

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Farmers, PDP MLA defy curbs to protest proposed land takeover in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
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Srinagar: In a show of solidarity with protesting farmers, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Pulwama Waheed Parra on Monday joined villagers, planting paddy and driving tractors across agricultural fields to oppose the proposed acquisition of around 1,200 kanals (150 acres) of farmland.The protest comes amid growing opposition to the government’s reported move to take over the land, which local residents say has been under cultivation for more than seven decades and suppo

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