Land Acquisition Policy

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  Rahul Gandhi Addresses Mega Farmers' Rally at Delhi's Ramlila Grounds

  Back after a 57-day sabbatical, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi along with party President Sonia Gandhi will address a rally today over the land acquisition bill and against the Narendra Modi government policies that the party describes as "anti-farmer".

• Live Updates: 'If They Take Your Land, We Will Be There,' Rahul Gandhi Tells Farmers At Rally In Delhi

  Back after a 57-day break from politics, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi along with party president and mother Sonia Gandhi will address a rally on Sunday over the land acquisition bill and against the Narendra Modi government policies that the party describes as "anti-farmer".

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  Land Bill: Nitin Gadkari Responds to Sonia Gandhi's Letter, Blames UPA for Farmer Suicides

  Union minister Nitin Gadkari has hit back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the land bill issue, accusing her of "misleading" the country and alleging that UPA government's policies had resulted in unemployment and farmer suicides.

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  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to Lead Fast on Land Acquisition Bill on March 14

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will lead JD(U) leaders and workers while observing a 24-hour fast in the state on March 14 protesting against the land acquisition bill and other policies of the NDA government at the Centre.

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  Bad Math Had Congress Dreaming of 272, They Got 44: Finance Minister

  Fuel prices seem to be the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the Modi government.

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  Big Bold Reforms From Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has shaken up labour, land and welfare policies with such verve that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has even poached her chief of staff for the Union Finance Ministry.

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  Sonia, Rahul Cannot Slam Gujarat's Land Policy After Government Report: Narendra Modi

  Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday latched on to a Commerce and Industry Ministry-sponsored report to slam Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, saying they have nowhere to go after "toffee model" of Gujarat's land acquisition policy was adjudged as the best practice by their own government.

• Rewari calm after clashes between police, farmers

  There is uneasy calm in Haryana's Rewai after clashes between farmers and the police on Sunday following massive protests against the state government's land acquisition policy.

• NGO holds 'People's Parliament' against land acquisition

  A Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO) on Sunday organised a 'People's Parliament' in the district to protest against the government's land acquisition policy.

• Land acquisition bill: Radical changes proposed by parliamentary panel

  Land acquisition has been a politically loaded issue - in Uttar Pradesh, it allowed Rahul Gandhi to accuse Mayawati of selling out farmers, and in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's fiery criticism of policies helped pave her way to power.

• Land Acquisition Bill: Radical changes suggested by parliamentary committee

  Land acquisition has been a politically loaded issue - in Uttar Pradesh, it allowed Rahul Gandhi to accuse Mayawati of selling out farmers, and in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's fiery criticism of policies helped pave her way to power. Now, a parliamentary committee has recommended drastically reworking the Land Acquisition Bill to greatly restrict...

• Mayawati counters Rahul Gandhi with new land policy

  It was, for Uttar Pradesh, a Kodak moment. A group of 60 farmers pulled into the UP Assembly in a Volvo and were greeted by Chief Minister Mayawati who spent the afternoon with them.  Mayawati's attempt to make nice comes after four people were killed during a weekend in May when farmers and the police opened fire in the villages of Bhatta and...

• Land row: Mayawati announces new land acquisition policy

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has finally met farmers protesting for greater compensation for land and announced a new land acquisition policy which will come into effect from today.She though clarified that the new policy will not affect land acquisition in Bhatta-Parsaul.The chief minister said the private players will have to directly ac...

• Want suitable compensation policy for land owners: Supreme Court

  Amidst growing land acquisition rows across the country, the Supreme Court today suggested the government come out with a "reasonable compensation policy" to meet the genuine grievances of land owners.A vacation bench of justices G S Singhvi and C K Prasad felt if a proper monetary compensation policy was evolved by the government the frequent disp...

• Supreme Court upholds Mayawati's land acquisition policy

  Dismissing an appeal by a farmer body, the Supreme Court today upheld the Uttar Pradesh government's land acquisition policy for development of projects alongside the Yamuna Expressway connecting the national capital with Agra. The court did not agree with the contention of the farmers that the land was acquired for a private purpose and not for...