BJPs hypocrisy on Land Acquisition Just read below what Rajnath Singh said during parliamentary debate on Land Acquisition on August 29th 2013. [And compare it to what they are doing now.] “Land is not just a commodity. It is just not about economic activity. The issue of land is associated with the emotions and culture of farmers.” [Is that why you gifted them the Ordinance on New Years eve!] “I want to say that one should never take hasty decision in the matter of land acquisition” [Why did your govt rush through the ordinance!] “ For all land acquisitions, the Social impact assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment should be mandatory and should be done before the acquisition is made, not after the acquisition is made” ... “ We wish to eliminate clause 9 that gives the right to government to acquire land under urgency provision. All kind of acquisitions must go through prior SIA and EIA” [Why have you now bypassed SIA and EIA for practically all acquisition?] “ We believe that unless farmer gives his consent, arable land must not be acquired. If acquisition happens, we will have huge food security problem” [Why does the Ordinance bypass this as well?] Cabinet Ministers are bound by collective responsibility. So this Ordinance is as much Mr Rajnath Singhs as that of the agricultural minister. Will Mr Singh speak now?
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:53:00 +0000
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