Demand Raised in Haryana to Implement Punjab Government’s “Jiska Khet, Uski Ret” Policy

India

oi-Oneindia Staff

Published: Friday, December 19, 2025, 16:40 [IST]

During
the
winter
session
of
the
Haryana
Assembly
on
Thursday,
the
discussion
did
not
revolve
around
fresh
promises
or
abstract
debates,
but
around
a
concrete
policy
of
the
Aam
Aadmi
Party
(AAP)
government
in
Punjab
that
has
delivered
direct
benefits
to
farmers
on
the
ground.
The
“Jiska
Khet,
Uski
Ret” policy
has
now
moved
beyond
Punjab
and
begun
to
resonate
within
Haryana’s
political
discourse.

In
this
context,
AAP
National
Media
In-charge
Anurag
Dhanda
shared
a
video
from
the
Haryana
Assembly’s
winter
session
on
social
media,
stating
that
the
Assembly
echoed
with
discussion
on
the
Punjab
AAP
government’s
effective
policies.
He
pointed
out
that
several
leaders
inside
the
House
raised
the
demand
that
the
“Jiska
Khet,
Uski
Ret” policy
implemented
by
the
Bhagwant
Mann
government
to
support
farmers
should
also
be
adopted
in
Haryana.

Retweeting
this
post,
AAP
National
Convenor
Arvind
Kejriwal
wrote
that
it
was
a
matter
of
pride
that
even
the
Haryana
Assembly
was
discussing
the
public
welfare
initiatives
of
the
AAP
government
in
Punjab.
He
said
that
the
“Jiska
Khet,
Uski
Ret” policy
of
the
Bhagwant
Mann
government
had
given
Punjab’s
farmers
their
rightful
due
while
putting
a
check
on
the
sand
mafia.
Arvind
Kejriwal
stated
unequivocally
that
good
policies
do
not
recognise
borders,
and
that
other
states
were
now
talking
about
adopting
the
Punjab
model.

The
same
post
by
Arvind
Kejriwal
was
also
retweeted
by
Punjab
CM
Sardar
Bhagwant
Singh
Mann,
making
it
clear
that
the
Punjab
government
stands
fully
confident
about
its
farmer-friendly
decisions
and
is
presenting
them
as
a
model
before
the
country.

Under
this
policy,
following
floods
in
Punjab,
the
government
recognised
the
sand
deposited
in
farmers’ fields
as
the
property
of
the
farmer
and
allowed
them
to
remove
and
sell
it.
This
enabled
farmers
to
clear
their
fields,
prepare
for
cultivation
and
earn
additional
income.
As
a
result,
sand
prices
fell
by
nearly
30
to
35
percent,
and
illegal
mining
was
curbed.
The
government’s
provision
of
machinery
further
demonstrated
that
the
Aam
Aadmi
Party
government
does
not
limit
itself
to
announcements,
but
works
decisively
on
the
ground.

In
contrast,
the
situation
in
Haryana
remains
starkly
different.
In
districts
such
as
Yamunanagar,
Ambala,
Karnal,
Panipat,
Sonipat,
Kurukshetra,
Kaithal,
Fatehabad
and
Sirsa,
large
quantities
of
sand
and
silt
remain
deposited
in
fields
due
to
floods.
Even
by
December
2025,
many
fields
have
not
become
cultivable,
and
farmers
are
lagging
behind
in
rabi
sowing.
Despite
this,
the
BJP
government
appears
to
be
avoiding
relief
measures
by
citing
rules
and
regulations.
The
Aam
Aadmi
Party
argues
that
if
the
Punjab
government
can
find
a
solution,
there
is
no
reason
the
Haryana
government
cannot
do
the
same.
This
issue
has
now
moved
beyond
politics
and
has
become
a
question
of
farmers’
rights
and
dignity.
The
Punjab
model
has
shown
that
with
political
will,
farmers
can
be
strengthened
even
in
times
of
natural
calamity.

The
demand
raised
in
the
Haryana
Assembly,
and
the
responses
from
Arvind
Kejriwal
and
Bhagwant
Singh
Mann,
clearly
underline
that
the
farmer-friendly
policies
of
the
Punjab
AAP
government
are
now
setting
an
example
for
other
states.
The
only
question
that
remains
is
whether
the
BJP
government
in
Haryana
will
respect
this
public
sentiment
or
continue
to
make
farmers
wait.