Andhra Pradesh’s Land Pooling System under Fire
Sitaram Yechury, the CPI (M) Polit Bureau member opines that the BJP government can acquire land only if 80 per cent of farmers give consent.
The land pooling system under which the state government acquires lands from farmers and other land owners has come under fire as the CPI (M) Polit Bureau member and MP Sitaram Yechury calling it unconstitutional. Questioning the policies of the NDA government, the party has also demanded that all land acquisitions done by the state government for any of its projects and reforms must be done under the flag of the capital under provisions of Land Acquisition Act-2013 instead of the current practice of acquiring land under common pooling system.
Attending the 50th anniversary celebrations of the CPI (M), CPI (M) Polit Bureau member and MP Sitaram Yechury said that lands should only be acquired only if more than 80 per cent of farmers give their consent. In case the majority of farmers were not happy with parting of their lands or the quantum of compensation received, the land must be returned by the state government to the respective farmers and land owners.
The Land Acquisition Act-2013 has enough safeguards put in place to protect the interests of the farmers. There have been various amendments on Land Acquisition Act first introduced in the country in 1894. The new NDA government is also working on a proposal to amend the latest land acquisition act of 2013 to make it simpler for both farmers and land acquiring agencies to manage land deals ensuring adequate compensation to the poor farmers and land owners.
As massive changes are happening in the Indian real estate sector, and many other related reforms and bills are getting passed, which are a welcoming change for the country’s economy, will the voice of the minorities will be heard?
Source: The Hindu
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