Bordering farmers of Haryana, UP clash over entire disputed farm land

SONIPAT: Following a clash between the bordering farmers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh along the Yamuna river, the authorities of both the states have decided to carry out a fresh survey of the entire disputed agriculture land to decide the issue of ownership.
A joint meeting of the administrative officials of Sonipat and Panipat in Haryana and that of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh was held in Rai town of Sonipat on Wednesday, which was also attended by the MLAs from respective constituencies and the farmers who are party to the dispute.
The authorities had to intervene in the dispute between the farmers after a clash between the residents of two villages located across the borders in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on December 6 on the issue of ownership of several acres of agriculture land.
Sonipat SDM Jag Niwas informed the mediapersons on Thursday that both sides have agreed on carrying a fresh measurement of the disputed land in the Yamuna belt for deciding the ownership of the land between the farmers of Jajal, Manoli, Bhaira Bankipur and Baroli in Sonipat district and farmers of Raimal, Khozkipur, Manjoli, Gola Khurd and Niwara in Baghpat district of UP.
The decision was taken in the presence of the MLA from Rai assembly in Sonipat district MLA Jai Tirth and MLA from Barot assembly segment in Baghpat Lokesh Dixit besides the farmers of the villages from both the districts.
Sonipat SDM Jag Niwas informed that they went through the revenue records, claims and counter claims of the farmers from both sides."Finally, we decided to conduct a fresh measurement of the entire land along the Yamuna belt in Sonipat and Panipat district was decided and a fresh survey of the disputed land would be carried out from January 1 to February 28 next year by the revenue officials of both the districts.
Till then a status quo would be maintained on the land as per the existing directions of the Punjab and Haryana high court," said Niwas.