Activists attack Land Acquisition Bill
Activists led by Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar have alleged that the much anticipated Land Acquisition Bill was actually a “diluted version” of the Standing Committee’s recommended bill.
The activists under the aegis of National Alliance of People’s Movements and Sangharsh claimed that the strong position taken by the Standing Committee had been diluted by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Patkar alleged the Rural Ministry has refused the Committee’s stand to discard forcible land acquisition for private properties including Public–private partnership (PPP).
She criticized the rural ministry justifying acquisition with a provision that includes consent of 80 per cent project-affected people, saying that numbers can always be manipulated.
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