Political parties called to discuss Land Acquisition Bill

Delhi- Parliamentary Affairs Minister has called for a meeting of political parties on 7th March with regard to the planning of land acquisition bill. The government wants to move ahead with the bill and also the concern raised over the proposed legislation will be discussed in the meeting which will take place on first week of March.

Political parties including BJP, the Left, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the JD(U), are expected to participate in the meeting.

During the last winter session of parliament, government had decided to move ahead with the 157 amendments to the land acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, which was introduced in September last year.

This amendment is related to various ranges of facts and issues like change in the consent clause, the scope of public purpose, the level of compensation, and change in the name of the Bill to ?The Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Bill?. The Opposition parties advised that the changes should be verified and revisited by the Standing Committee.

Rural Minister has confirmed that there is no turning back from the foremost decision taken. According to public 101 of the 157 amendments could be categorized as typographical and technical.

However the opposition has raised some concerns including need for higher compensation for landowners and the land-dependent people. They claim that the Bill seems to favor landowners over those acquiring land.

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Source: http://www.commonfloor.com/news/political-parties-called-to-discuss-land-acquisition-bill-48666

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