Land acquisition bill amended for farmers: Modi


Posted on 27th Feb 2015 05:47 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said his government "corrected" the land acquisition act for the sake of farmers, and if there is anything anti-farmer in the law they are ready to change it.

Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee's address to a joint session of parliament, Modi attacked Congress saying they should not be so "arrogant" to believe their act was the best.

"This is a small solution to correct the mistakes. We don't reject your attempt, we are just adding something," Modi said.

"If there is anything anti-farmer there, we are ready to change it. Take political mileage out of it I have no problem. I will still give the credit to those who made the law publicly," he said hinting at the Congress-led UPA which passed the The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill in 2013.

He, however, said that the Congress, which led the government that passed the bill, must not be "arrogant" and their act was not perfect.

"We must not be so arrogant that we believe no one can be better than us. When the land bill was brought we were with you. We knew you were hurrying with the bill to get political mileage out of it. But I want to ask, it took you time till 2013 to find the flaws in a 1894 law? For (over) 60 years farmers were living on a law that was made in 1894," Modi said.

The prime minister said chief ministers from all states were against the act.

"After the law was made, and when our government came, chief ministers from all states and all parties in one voice said we must think about farmers," Modi said.

"This country that talks about federal cooperation, are we so arrogant we will not listen to states? Should we not back their feelings?" he asked.

He added the eastern states were most concerned about the bill.

0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

IND vs ENG: Indian team may be announced today, Virat Kohli may remain out of the remaining three matches.

The Indian team can be announced today for the remaining three matches of the ongoing five-match

Only Putin knows the next move: 40 percent of the Russian army deployed in the position of attack on Ukraine, the attack can happen on any pretext

Russia's stand on Ukraine is still unclear to the world. Only their President Vladimir Putin know

Coronavirus Updates: 1 lakh 79 thousand new cases of corona in the country, cases increased by 12.6 percent

There is no brake on the speed of corona infection in the country. In the last 24 hours, 1,79,723

Weather Update: Winter returns in Delhi! Mercury reached 1.4 degrees; What is the weather condition from UP to Bihar

The torture of winter continues in the country. In many states of the country including North Ind

BJP got 6 times more donations than Congress: BJP got Rs 614 crore in 2021-22, and Congress only Rs 95 crore

According to the latest figures of the Election Commission, during 2021-22, the BJP government in

LPG Crisis: 'No Shortage of Petrol, Diesel, or LPG in the Country' — Government Statement Following Deepening West Asia Crisis

“We are facing a situation akin to war. Our supplies of crude oil, LPG, and LNG have been d

IND vs PAK Tickets: The India-Pakistan match generated immense excitement, and the website crashed as soon as the ticket window opened.

The official website BookMyShow crashed on Wednesday as soon as tickets for the India-Pakistan T2

Uniform Civil Code: Suggestions sought from public and religious organizations in 30 days, Law Commission starts an exercise

The Law Commission on Wednesday started the process of seeking a fresh consultation on the issue

Ishan Kishan: 'I don't joke around 24 hours a day anymore, I've changed', why was Ishan Kishan furious after the match against Namibia?

India defeated Namibia to win their second consecutive match in the T20 World Cup 2026 and finish

Varun Dhawan: Why did Varun Dhawan call Home Minister Amit Shah 'Hanuman', he said- 'I am not a political man'

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan is currently promoting his upcoming action drama film Baby John. Mea

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash