Hey kaushik,
Congress was no sure of their stand, congress was "the one who proposed this and they are the one who is picking holes in their own proposals". How cunning the Congress part were?

Now that is a politically unsustainable situation... in the Budget session Congress told the govt., they will do it in the next session. Now they are saying that they are not against the GST, but they have some suggestions..

Lekshmi,

2nd September 2015

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All right If they are ready to discuss with the govt, will discuss the suggestions with them.. but their intention is not clear.....now they say don't do it right now. Do it after a little while. Can you believe it?

The constitution amendment bill to roll out GST, a new indirect tax regime, has been passed by Lok Sabha, but is stuck in the Upper House where the government does not have majority.

Kaushik Bardia,

2nd September 2015

Bilkul Sahi Kaha Bhai......App to Finance Minister Ki Boli Bol Rahe Ho.......

Yesterday, Finance Minister replied back to the developers saying, let the land acquisition ordinance to lapse is not a setback for the government and the alternative route adopted by the Centre will provide greater flexibility to the states to deal with the issue.

Vinay Dixit, Mumbai

2nd September 2015

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Thanks Vinay,
Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced yesterday that the government will not republish the controversial Ordinance on Land Acquisition which expires on Monday and declared eagerness to add any suggestion in the bill, which is pending in Rajya Sabha.

Kaushik Bardia,

2nd September 2015

According to FM, it is not a setback. It is set forward. Rather than involve ourselves in political deadlock and remain parked in a traffic jam situation, we should take the possible route, which has lesser political cost, allow greater flexibility to the states... and states who want to get benefit out of it, get the benefit out of it. I really fond of MR FM.....what a great thought......

Lekshmi,

2nd September 2015

True Lekshmi,
If you can't do the things....let's others do it and don't mess up the thing in between.

Earlier last week, the government had issued an order to include 13 central acts like national highway and railways acts to extend benefits to those whose land is acquired under the land law.

Replying to queries on GST bill, which is held up in Rajya Sabha, the minister told that he was in touch with the Congress party.

Kaushik Bardia,

2nd September 2015

Good morning everyone,
Yesterday morning, there was a news on Land Acquisition Bill that deals with the developers who have termed the center's move to let the land acquisition bill fall through as "disastrous". According to them the decision will affect infrastructure projects like the coastal road, the nuclear power project at Jaitapur and other industrial projects across the state. Even national projects such as the industrial corridor will face difficulties. Land acquisition for railways, airports and power plants will be difficult.

Vinay Dixit, Mumbai

2nd September 2015

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Sidhi Baat ......No Bakwas.......
The Builders are more worried than the common man. Why are they so concerned with this bill? They have to build only on what they can that is their concern. If they do their work sincerely and honestly, how does the bill affect them...

Kaushik Bardia,

2nd September 2015

Only god know when is the bill going to pass????? The committee has 13 members who are opposed to, while 11 are in favour of proposed amendments. So, the votes of rest 6 members, who are mostly regional party leaders, matter more. So, they need to pressurise them to protect their rights.

I don't understand why are they playing such kind of game in the parliament. Have they ever experience the beggar's life or they ever plough the field in sunny day or they ever harvest the crops? If not.....then how can they say that they are with the farmers? I think BJP Govt has the majority in the parliament so they don't need to ask and should stamp the bill in the next session of the parliament.

Shalini Parikh, Mumbai

27th July 2015

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I have the same opinion Shalini,
The Congress leader also accused the Centre of running away from its administrative and moral responsibility.
JPC members and MPs Jairam Ramesh also admitted that he was not completely satisfied with the 2013 Land Acquisition Act brought by the previous UPA government, but added that he had to find a middle path being a cabinet minister then.

Sandeep Mhatre, Mumbai

27th July 2015

As per Md. Salim Of CPI (M) asked farmers to force their respective MPs to take the right attitude so as to make sure government changes its stand on the bill. According to him farmers will feel cheated, if they rely on Parliamentarians. So, force their respective Parliamentarians to force government to change its approach.

Shalini Parikh, Mumbai

27th July 2015

@Shalini,
Farmers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana and other parts of the country put forward their views during the meeting.

The Tamil Nadu leader though expressed disappointment at not many JPC members turning up for the hearing.

Dharmaja Patel, Mumbai

27th July 2015

Hi all,
As per the latest new, farmers and activists on Friday, 24th of July,2015 demanded for withdrawal of the NDA government's Land Acquisition law. At a public hearing organized by Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, a union of agricultural worker, the land bill opposers, which included activist Medha Patkar, JPC members and MPs Jairam Ramesh of Congress and Mohammad Salim of CPI(M), also accused the Narendra Modi government of playing a new kind of conspiracy by getting the bill passed from the states.

Veena K,

27th July 2015

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Hello Veena,
That is why they are minister. In India if you are doing good for your nation or the people of the nation the opponent will take it in a different way. It show their negativity during the ruling period. They will never do good nor they can see others to do good.

Jairam Ramesh of congress advised farmers to put pressure on 6 members of the panel whose votes are crucial in deciding conclusion of the panel report. They have failed in their duties and now they are putting pressure on others to stay away with it. it shows their duty toward the nation. And we people vote such kind of people to act for us.

Dharmaja Patel, Mumbai

27th July 2015

Hi Dharmaja,
As per opposers, they want withdrawal of the bill to secure land rights for farmer. I want to ask them that they have given 10 years of long time.....what were they doing? Why didn't they pass the bill in their ruling which can help the farmers? Why now?

As per them Modi Government asking respective states to structure their respective laws is nothing but, in a way, admission of his defeat as farmers have taken firm stand on the issue.

Veena K,

27th July 2015

Do you know Veena what social activist Medha Patkar told against the Modi Govt? As per her, a new kind of conspiracy in getting the land bill promoted, projected and passed from states to the Centre as it is in the existing list. But people's movements are determined to fight the law at state level.

Dharmaja Patel, Mumbai

27th July 2015

Hi Yogendra and Daya,
Farmers are becoming very aggresive against the govt. and are saying that the Land Acquisition Bill undemocratic. After becoming PM, Narendra Modi has been promoting his Make in India vision very well. But his current action while amending the bill, which mainly aims at promoting foreign companies.

ujwal nikam, Pune

26th May 2015

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What a sad moment......This is India bro.....if you try to do anything good for public, thousands of protester will come in your way and abstract the act.....

Earlier, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the government was serving the interests of capitalists and corporates and said the Bill was not in the interests of farmers.

Kaushik Bardia,

16th July 2015

I don't understand that politician go to parliament for making fun or to discuss on some serious issues of the country. This is called the upper house of our country and they behave like a abnormal man. Opposition's acts were very unfair and it is the duty of the speaker to take note of members displaying placards inside the House and maintain its Garima.

Arup rajan, Mumbai

16th July 2015

He all,
As per the current news Ambedkarites of Nagpur city too have joined hands to fight with BJP government influenced Land Acquisition Amendment Bill which was recently proposed in Lok Sabha. All their views are seen related to the other key parties who have called the proposed amendments anti-farmer and anti-poor.

Yogendra, Noida

26th May 2015

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True Yogendra,
As per Ambedkarites the change bought in by NDA does not look for the agreement of farmers before acquiring their cultivable land, it has attracted a lot of critique not only coming from political circle but also from various agriculture activists where a lot of them had attempted to protest in the city.

Dayananda, Mumbai

26th May 2015

@Dayanand,
Despite the fact that it's very clear that the overall land acquisition under selected projects will not impact more than 0.5% of the cultivable land in India, the activists say that the person who looses the land should get compensation, no matter how much minor they are.

Yogendra, Noida

26th May 2015

Now, the farmer has made their voice more stronger towards the Govt. A farmer leader has told that government is trying to bring in bunch of corporate companies through this bill, but if that is being bought at the cost of all those farmers who may loose their cultivable land, then they are not going to support this bill.

Dayananda, Mumbai

26th May 2015

@Nandu,
At the same time taking on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's taunt at his government, he said that if the Opposition indicates that we are anti-poor and the if they were such wellwishers of the poor, then why is there so much poverty in the country today? Who stopped them from improving poverty?

Nitesh Patil, Pune

16th May 2015

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Right Nitesh,
Giving the reason for hasty decision for land bill, PM said that the elections were coming up and the Parliament session had to end up... That is why a hasty decision was taken.

Nandakishore, Ahmedabad

15th May 2015

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Right Nandu,
As per our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a 120-year-old law was changed, but was there even a 120-hour debate on it? And it is not that the Congress alone is guilty on this count. We in BJP are also guilty as we supported it. In an interview to the Dainik Jagran he said that it would be impossible to build irrigation projects for farmers without changing the land law.

Nitesh Patil, Pune

14th May 2015

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Hey all,
Don't forget that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Opposition parties' ask for about his government being anti-poor and pro-corporates and at the same time he admitted that the BJP was also responsible for the “anti-farmer, anti-development“ land acquisition bill through Parliament by the UPA government in 2013.

Nandakishore, Ahmedabad

13th May 2015

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But after seeing the strong protest from the opposition benches Naidu said that If the Opposition goes on making political comments and criticize further, the government cannot sit watching.

Sankalp, Mumbai

12th May 2015

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This is really a sad news that people whom we select for the welfare of the poorer behave like uncivilized in Assemblya. Raju Shetti of Swabhimani Paksha party, which is an alliance of the NDA government, also opposed the Bill saying that the agreement clause has been diluted.

Dayananda, Mumbai

12th May 2015

Yes, and now the government has decided that they may refer the land Bill to a joint parliamentary panel comprising 30 members knowingly that as the ruling NDA does not have a majority in the Rajya Sabha.

Sankalp, Mumbai

12th May 2015

Hey Ravindra and Suresh,
Do you think that only discussion in several forum can resolve the matter. Now, the time has come to take the strong steps. How many times a bill which is helpful for farmer will be neglected. Whenever, there is a ray of hopes rises for the farmers either opposition or some political party walk out or opposed.

Rakshit, Mumbai

12th May 2015

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Hi Rakshit,
I respect your feeling for the farmers and at the same time i would like to say that nobody thinks about the poorer or the farmers. They only raise the issues for attracting the common people for the next election. Whether you believe it or not.

Ashish Bhoite, Mumbai

12th May 2015

I fully agree with you Ashish. We are waiting for since the formation of the new govt. that they will take the issue seriously and they did accordingly but sorry to say that the controversial Land Bill was presented in the Lok Sabha yesterday in spite of strong protests from the opponent which known as the legislation 'anti-farmer', as members of Congress and some other parties held a walkout.

Rakshit, Mumbai

12th May 2015

The bill was tabled after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan refused the argument of parties like Congress, TMC, BJD and Left parties and others saying that the measure was pending in the Rajya Sabha and the govt. is asking its release. As per the speaker there is no bill identical to the one being proposed that is pending and put the release of the bill for voting of the house.

Ashish Bhoite, Mumbai

12th May 2015

And the opponent played their trick before the voting on its release. Angry Congress members along with those from TMC, AAP and Left parties held a walk-out. Amongst the difficulty, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that the government was not going to pass the Bill today but was only introducing it.

Rakshit, Mumbai

12th May 2015

He all,
What is a well-balanced view on the suggested changes to the Land Acquisition Act of 2013? Are experts and opposition right that these changes are anti-farmers? Or are farmers being misguide?

Vinay Sharma, Pune

27th April 2015

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Hi Vinay,
The main question goes around the 5 categories of projects being exempted in the new Bill from 70% approval of communities. As the projects important to national safety, rural infrastructure including electrification, affordable housing and housing for the poor, industrial corridors, and infrastructure projects including ones under PPP where the ownership of land continues to vest with the government.

Ashish Bhoite, Mumbai

27th April 2015

According to me, one major factor which give preference to the land regulation bill is the improvement of 13 Acts ruled out in the December 2013 draft, including some important ones such as Coal Bearing Areas Act of 1957 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1962. Their exemption could have made the bill appropriate in a comparatively small number of cases.

Vinay Sharma, Pune

27th April 2015

Hi Manish,
The solar policy consists of making solar panels necessary on all government establishments and changing the street lights in the big cities into energy efficient LEDs.Even though the February 24 deadline is missed, the government would soon announce the policy with a few changes.

Deep Thakur, Delhi-NCR

19th April 2015

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One last question Ashish, What does the policy include? February 24th was the deadline for this policy but the deadline has been missed?

Manisbapu, Mumbai

18th April 2015

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Secondly, as per the changes introduced in the Regulation, multi-crop irrigated land can also be acquired for purposes like national security, defence, rural infrastructure including electrification, industrial corridors and building social infrastructure.

Vinay Sharma, Pune

16th April 2015

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Hi Vinay
I want to know who all are not in favor of land acquisition bill? Why center has been facing a lot of hurdles for the passage of land acquisition bill?

Manisbapu, Mumbai

16th April 2015

Hey Manish,
I don't know how they are thinking in favor of the development of India. Development of India can not be judge by land acquisition bill. There are lot's of things which we have to think on it. Social worker Anna Hazare directed the disappointment at Jantar Mantar against the proposed Act while the whole opponent as well as alliance partners of the NDA, including Shiv Sena and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, have opposed the new bill by terming it as anti-farmer.

Ashish Bhoite, Mumbai

16th April 2015

What is solar policy got to do with the bill? When is the solar policy going to be public? Now, considering that the land acquisition bill has placed a few new questions, particularly with respect to acquiring farmers' land for any project, the solar policy, which is ready in draft kind, would need a few changes.

Manisbapu, Mumbai

16th April 2015

Yes, the delay in passing of this bill has had an effect on the state's solar policy, which is also going through changes commensurate with the land acquisition bill.

As per the Minister for power Chandrashekhar Bawankule, had declared that he would be making the solar policy public on February 24, but could not do so since the passing of land acquisition bill in he Parliament was important for the same.

Ashish Bhoite, Mumbai

16th April 2015

Thanks Ashish,
Is the solar policy ready? Is there any new provision need to be include for acquiring land from farmers on lease or rental basis for solar projects?

Manisbapu, Mumbai

16th April 2015

Well Ashish,
Yes, the policy is almost ready.The minister informed that the solar policy would now involve new provision of acquiring land from farmers on lease or rental basis for solar projects or for creating solar farms. At the same time it would make sure fixed income in the form of rent to the farmer and even if the farm land is not under irrigation, it would provide opportunity for investors as well as the land owners.

Bhawna, Gurgaon

17th April 2015

Pros of the Land Acquisition amendment Bill:- The existing Act kept 13 most frequently used acts for Land Acquisition for Central Government Projects out of the purview. These acts are useful for national highways, metro rail, atomic energy projects, electricity related projects, etc. The present changes bring all those exempted from the 13 acts under the purview of this Act for the purpose of reimbursement, rehab and resettlement. As a result, the amendment benefits farmers and impacted families.

Yogendra, Noida

15th April 2015

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Hi Everybody,
It is in many ways planned to be a system modification after the Act passed by UPA was regarded as as limited by industry bodies. But it has also increased tension that the poorest of the poor, who often cultivate lands but are not the owner, may be left high and dry with no compensation.

Rajib, Faridabad

14th April 2015

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Amendments in the land bill 2015:- 1)Farmers may get right to appeal/ complain over land acquisition hearing and redressal of grievances at the district level. 2) Compulsory employment to one member of the affected family of farm labourers. 3) Social Infrastructure under PPP, not anymore in exempted category. 4) Government to acquire land for government bodies, corporations. 5) Panchayat's nod may be compulsory for acquiring tribal land

Ashish Bhoite, Mumbai

14th April 2015

@Ravindra,
There were many issues raised against such land acquisition: 1) No one, be it the land owners whose land was acquired (mostly farmers), nor those who may not have owned the land but whose occupations were dependent on the land acquired (mostly agricultural laborers), were compensated monetarily or otherwise as per this Act. 2)

Sujan Mitra,

14th April 2015

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Also, land could be acquired with just a notice by the Collector within a short time period where people who would be impacted neither had a chance actually to challenge the acquisition legally, nor had a chance to find some different occupation or plans for their own.

Suresh,

14th April 2015

@Suresh,
But as much as i know most of the land was acquired in the name of India's development, but the local people found very little share or benefits in the project. Not only were they not given much reimbursement or rehabilitated, they also did not get employment opportunities which in many cases were promised to them in the name of development of the area.

M.Jain, Ghaziabad

14th April 2015

The Narendra Modi government presented the questionable Land Acquisition Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha amongst protest by almost all opponents parties, in the 2015 pre-Budget session of the Parliament on February 24. While the opposition is looking for changes in the current law as ‘anti-farmer’, the government claims that the new amendments will benefit farmers.

Sujan Mitra,

14th April 2015

Hi,
First of all i want to tell you that what is Land Acquisition Bill? Land acquisition relates to the process where a government gets land from land owners for any purpose. Generally, the purpose is related to development projects conducted either by PSUs (Public Sector units) or the private sector.

Ravindra Singh,

14th April 2015

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Do you know Ravindra that we had the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 which was imposed in India since the time of British rule. Under this Act, the government could acquire any land as it wishes to, in the name of "public purpose". The British had never described the words "public purpose" in a clear-cut way, which intended that in theory as well as in practice, a government could acquire land for any purpose they wanted, and term their purpose "public purpose".

Suresh,

14th April 2015

Well Suresh,
Throughout 1947 till 1991, most of these acquisitions had been done by agencies or units in the public sector. After 1991, when liberalization had taken place, most of the land acquisition was done by the government to provide land for the private sector, either for private sector projects (infrastructure projects like power, roads etc.) or for housing projects.

Ravindra Singh,

14th April 2015