Land Acquistion Bill

The government today cleared the contentious land ordinance for the third time after failing to win parliamentary approval for the crucial reform championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Aam Aadmi Party today said its leaders were willing to join Anna Hazare's protest against the amendments made in the Land Acquistion Act if the veteran social activist wants them to do so.

Months after the Parliament approved the Land Acquisition bill, with its landmark provisions for compensation and consent, the union government is already mulling changes.

The much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill will come up for discussion in the Lok Sabha today, with the government managing a "broad consensus" earlier at an all-party meeting on April 18. The BJP had said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.

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...

The government today cleared the contentious land ordinance for the third time after failing to win parliamentary approval for the crucial reform championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Aam Aadmi Party today said its leaders were willing to join Anna Hazare's protest against the amendments made in the Land Acquistion Act if the veteran social activist wants them to do so.

Months after the Parliament approved the Land Acquisition bill, with its landmark provisions for compensation and consent, the union government is already mulling changes.

The much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill will come up for discussion in the Lok Sabha today, with the government managing a "broad consensus" earlier at an all-party meeting on April 18. The BJP had said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.

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...