Bhopal, Nov 18 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to repeal the land pooling scheme in the Simhastha (Kumbh) mela area in Ujjain following protests by farmers, an official said.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav decided to repeal the scheme after discussions with representatives of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the BJP, public representatives in Ujjain, and the district administration at his residence on Monday, the official said.

Yadav directed the Urban Administration Development Department and the district administration to issue orders in this matter, he said.

Farmers had alleged that the government was snatching away their land in the Simhastha area by implementing a "land pooling policy" in the name of creating permanent and commercial constructions.

They warned that if the go

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