In a major setback to the economic reform agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government will not re-promulgate the controversial ordinance on land acquisition which expires on August 31, 2015. The government had issued the ordinance three times so far, as the land bill could not be passed in Parliament due to stiff resistance by most of the opposition parties as well as some of its allies. The bill, which seeks to amend the act of 2013, is currently being scrutinised by a joint committee of Parliament, to which it was referred by Rajya Sabha during Budget session in the wake of strong opposition by several parties.
Modi stated that he has decided that ordinance on land acquisition bill should be allowed to expire. He further stated that it means restoration of the situation that prevailed before his government took over, however he declared readiness to incorporate any suggestion in the bill on it which is pending in Rajya Sabha to benefit the farmers and said that “I have always said that, in the dispute related to the land acquisition law, the government is open minded.”
He said that lot of doubts have been created over the land bill and fear instilled among farmers even though states had suggested amendments to the act of 2013 for the benefit of villages and villagers. Insisting that the voice of farmers matters the most to him, the Prime Minister said, “the government has an open mind on Land Acquisition Bill, about which there is a lot of controversy. I have said it again and again that I am ready to accept any suggestion for the benefit of farmers.” Though, the bill on land acquisition is still alive in Rajya Sabha and the government is awaiting the report of the joint committee of Parliament on it and some are still hopeful, not giving up on making it easier to acquire land needed to kick-start hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects.
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