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Punjab’s Dalit groups, labour unions & farmers are protesting again. This time, it’s to protect their common lands. For years, the state has been trying to transfer these lands out of the villagers’ control, and into the hands of industries - now, by amending the law. #LCWThread 
The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 governs common land in Punjab. It vests these lands in the gram panchayat to *manage*. Some of these lands are made up of villagers’ own contributions and managed by the Panchayat for their benefit.
Rule 6 of the Punjab Village Common Lands Rules, 1964 reserves 1/3 of cultivable common land for members of scheduled castes. Ill-implemented land reforms have systematically left Dalit communities landless, making this safeguard the only chance for many to have land to cultivate
