Congress Land Acquisition

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was today questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in land acquisition at Manesar during 2004-07.

Holding CPM responsible for the anti-land acquisition protests in Singur, that forced Tata Motors out of the state, the Bengal Chief Minister said there is no dearth of land in Bengal and so there is no need to acquire land forcefully

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday slammed the Haryana government for passing the Land Acquisition Bill, alleging that many of its provisions are "anti-farmer" and promoted crony capitalism.

The BJP' Suvendu Adhikari, once a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today launched a fierce attack on her over the constituency of Nandigram from which the two are are contesting the upcoming state Assembly polls. Today marks the 14th anniversary of the police firing incident there in which several villagers protesting again...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to "kill" the Land Acquisition Bill brought by his party for the farmers.

The Congress tore up papers and staged a walkout today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been taken up for discussion on the last day of the House.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at the Modi government over states "diluting" the 2019 Motor Vehicles Act, saying they are quoting the same article of the Constitution that BJP leader Arun Jaitley had invoked in 2013 to dilute the Land Acquisition Act.

The ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor project in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, considered a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, often comes under severe criticism from opposition parties - particularly the Congress. It's ironic, then, that the project is now expected to double as a model for the development and expansion of Ujjain's w...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met farmers from Amethi whose land had been acquired for widening a national highway and assured them of all possible help in resolving their problems, party leaders said.

Several state laws on land acquisition have weakened the provisions of consent and social impact assessment as laid down by the 2013 law, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday.

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was questioned today by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Haryana's Manesar and nearby areas in which farmers were said to be cheated to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.

A senior CPM leader was attacked by alleged Trinamool supporters today when he went to Goghat, about 100 kilometres from Kolkata, to meet villagers protesting land acquisition for a railway project.

A Trinamool office at West Bengal's Goghat was attacked by villagers on Thursday over land acquisition by the railways in the area and the filling up of a lake. Some people, mostly labourers, were injured in the clash and at least two motorcycles set on fire. Police had to rush to the area to control the situation.

In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was today questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in land acquisition at Manesar during 2004-07.

Holding CPM responsible for the anti-land acquisition protests in Singur, that forced Tata Motors out of the state, the Bengal Chief Minister said there is no dearth of land in Bengal and so there is no need to acquire land forcefully

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday slammed the Haryana government for passing the Land Acquisition Bill, alleging that many of its provisions are "anti-farmer" and promoted crony capitalism.

The BJP' Suvendu Adhikari, once a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today launched a fierce attack on her over the constituency of Nandigram from which the two are are contesting the upcoming state Assembly polls. Today marks the 14th anniversary of the police firing incident there in which several villagers protesting again...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to "kill" the Land Acquisition Bill brought by his party for the farmers.

The Congress tore up papers and staged a walkout today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been taken up for discussion on the last day of the House.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at the Modi government over states "diluting" the 2019 Motor Vehicles Act, saying they are quoting the same article of the Constitution that BJP leader Arun Jaitley had invoked in 2013 to dilute the Land Acquisition Act.

The ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor project in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, considered a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, often comes under severe criticism from opposition parties - particularly the Congress. It's ironic, then, that the project is now expected to double as a model for the development and expansion of Ujjain's w...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met farmers from Amethi whose land had been acquired for widening a national highway and assured them of all possible help in resolving their problems, party leaders said.

Several state laws on land acquisition have weakened the provisions of consent and social impact assessment as laid down by the 2013 law, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday.

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was questioned today by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Haryana's Manesar and nearby areas in which farmers were said to be cheated to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.

A senior CPM leader was attacked by alleged Trinamool supporters today when he went to Goghat, about 100 kilometres from Kolkata, to meet villagers protesting land acquisition for a railway project.

A Trinamool office at West Bengal's Goghat was attacked by villagers on Thursday over land acquisition by the railways in the area and the filling up of a lake. Some people, mostly labourers, were injured in the clash and at least two motorcycles set on fire. Police had to rush to the area to control the situation.

In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...