New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Defending the NDA's ordinance amending the land acquisition law, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said that the act enacted by the previous United Progressive Alliance government was "defective" and "against India's security interests".
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's Address, Jaitley asked Congress not to create an atmosphere where infrastructure and industry were treated as "bad words".
Noting that a campaign had been launched that the ordinance brought by the National Democratic Alliance government was "anti-farmer", he said the law enacted by UPA had put 13 acts dealing with acquisition in the exempted category where no consent or social assessment was required, while the ordinance has carved out five exceptions where the complicated process of land acquisition will not apply.
He urged Congress members not to make any remarks which create an atmosphere deterimental to industry.
"I request you with folded hands. Don't create an environment where infrastructure, industry become bad words," Jaitley said.
He said that defence and security was among the five areas in the exempted category in the ordinance, adding the UPA law had provided defence in the urgency category but not exempted category and land acquired for the purpose required social impact assessment and consent of 70 percent of people dependent on the land.
"It was a defective piece of legislation against India's security interests," Jaitley said.
He also took a dig at Shiv Sena, a part of ruling NDA, which has spoken against some provisions of the ordinance.
"You are more nationalist than us. How this (UPA law) plays with nationalism, think about that also," Jaitley said pointing to Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut.
He said the government was willing to share with some members of Congress how the land act had come in the way of raising some strategic installations.
Jaitley also noted that rural infrastructure including irrigation was in the exempted category in the ordinance, which seeks to amend the law to remove consent clause for acquiring land for five categories - defence, rural infrastructure, affordable housing, industrial corridors and infrastructure projects including Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects where the central government owns the land.
This feature of the iPhone 14 Series can be found in Samsung Galaxy S23 series, this is how it works
Samsung Galaxy S23: Apple's smartphones are popular all over the world. The reason for this is th
Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of the country by Chief Justice NV Ramana. She
The Manipur government has lifted the mobile internet ban in four hill district headquarters, sec
IndiGo, Vistara may ground jets as coronavirus cases jump in India
भारत की सबसे हाई-प्रोफाइल एयरलाइनों
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday announced a big relief to the BPL cardholders
Why is sugar being sold in Pakistan for 100 rupees?
In recent months, the price of sugar in Pakistan has crossed Rs 100 per kg.
<
Roy to skip Trinamool meeting, says done no wrong by meeting Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Sidelined Trinamool Congress national general secretary Mukul Roy Frid
The year 2022 is going to be very special for OTT platforms. Many big Bollywood stars will hit th
KM Chandrasekhar, who was a cabinet secretary in the Manmohan government, has made a big disclosu
Russia's aggressive attack on Ukraine continues. Russian President Vladimir Putin's army launched
