Jang Dong-hyuk, the leader of the People Power Party, visited farming areas in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, on September 30 to gather farmers' opinions regarding the government's land survey and called for a redesign of agricultural policies.
During a meeting in Chungju about the land survey, Jang stated, "President Lee Jae-myung is obsessively focused on the land survey to a degree that is hard to understand," adding, "If there is no intention to benefit a specific group, there is no reason to pursue this matter."
In response to President Lee's earlier mention of utilizing farmland for solar power facilities, Jang questioned, "Is that a valid reason to conduct a land survey?" He asserted that the survey is being carried out for other undisclosed reasons.
He emphasized, "If farmers do not understand why the land survey is being conducted and for whom, it can only be seen as a politically motivated push. It would not be too late to conduct the survey after sufficiently listening to farmers' opinions and redesigning the approach from the ground up."
Im Yi-ja, the policy committee chair, criticized the administration, stating, "When the president labeled it 'speculation,' the government pushed forward with investigations and disposals without adequately considering rural realities and individual circumstances," calling it a "door-opening and departing administration."
Im also proposed measures to prevent harm to farmers, including setting a grace period for land disposals, addressing the handling of land that cannot find tenants after being entrusted to a land bank, and establishing protections for the cultivation rights of tenant farmers, as well as institutional arrangements for the disposal of land by elderly farmers to ensure stable retirement.
During a meeting in Chungju about the land survey, Jang stated, "President Lee Jae-myung is obsessively focused on the land survey to a degree that is hard to understand," adding, "If there is no intention to benefit a specific group, there is no reason to pursue this matter."
In response to President Lee's earlier mention of utilizing farmland for solar power facilities, Jang questioned, "Is that a valid reason to conduct a land survey?" He asserted that the survey is being carried out for other undisclosed reasons.
He emphasized, "If farmers do not understand why the land survey is being conducted and for whom, it can only be seen as a politically motivated push. It would not be too late to conduct the survey after sufficiently listening to farmers' opinions and redesigning the approach from the ground up."
Im Yi-ja, the policy committee chair, criticized the administration, stating, "When the president labeled it 'speculation,' the government pushed forward with investigations and disposals without adequately considering rural realities and individual circumstances," calling it a "door-opening and departing administration."
Im also proposed measures to prevent harm to farmers, including setting a grace period for land disposals, addressing the handling of land that cannot find tenants after being entrusted to a land bank, and establishing protections for the cultivation rights of tenant farmers, as well as institutional arrangements for the disposal of land by elderly farmers to ensure stable retirement.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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