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Road Transport Bill Violates Federal Spirit, Says DMK Chief M Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 2, 2015

Tearing into the NDA government over a proposed controversial transport law, DMK President M Karunanidhi today said it was violative of the federal spirit and the government had adopted a 'deceptive' approach to undo the basic infrastructure of trans.

Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms

Opinion | Ashok Malik | Friday May 1, 2015

Modi sees the social impact and concurrence clauses in the UPA's Land Acquisition Act of as overdone and, in their current form, rendering meaningless any meaningful attempt to build industrial corridors and modern, urban economic agglomerations.

India has Potential to Make 9 -10 Per Cent Growth Rate 'New Normal', Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 16, 2015

India has the potential to make nine to 10 per cent growth rate "a new normal", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today while asserting that high growth was essential to meet the challenges posed by the country's burgeoning young population.

UPA's Land Acquisition Law Was a Conspiracy Against Farmers: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 9, 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, today, alleged that the Land Acquisition Law passed in under the UPA regime was a "conspiracy" to shun rural areas from development and render landless people jobless.

Need to Change Land Acquisition Law for the Development of the Country, Especially the Villages: Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 28, 2015

Even as it looked set to re-promulgate the Land Acquisition Ordinance, the government, on Saturday, insisted that it was not making it a "prestige" issue and was willing to have a discussion with opposition parties to sort out differences.

Government Readies to Reissue Contentious Land Ordinance Which Lapses Next Week

India News | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday March 27, 2015

The government is preparing to reissue or repromulgate its controversial ordinance on land reforms, said the Press Trust of India. The executive order, which is aimed at making it easier for businesses to acquire land from farmers, lapses on April 5.

In Strongly-Worded Letter, Sonia Gandhi Says Opposition to Land Reforms is 'Not Anti-National'

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury and Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Friday March 27, 2015

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written a strongly-worded letter to the government, rejecting the allegations that her party is being "anti-national and anti-farmer" by opposing the land reforms proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sonia Gandhi, Back in Charge of Congress

Opinion | Ashok Malik | Thursday March 19, 2015

Watching Sonia Gandhi leading MPs from 14 parties to Rashtrapati Bhavan and raising slogans against the Bill moved by the Narendra Modi government to amend the Land Acquisition Law, many wondered if the backbone was back in the Congress.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Protest Fast Over Land Bill; Seeks its Withdrawal

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 14, 2015

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today observed a 24-hour protest fast against Centre's Land Acquisition Bill, which he said despite changes was "anti-farmer" and "pro-corporate" and demanded its immediate withdrawal.

Maharashtra Beef Ban: Eating Steak Can Land You in Jail for 5 Years

India News | Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 4, 2015

Beef lovers in Maharashtra today reacted with dismay at a new law that will make it extremely difficult for them to enjoy their favourite meat too often.

PM Defends Land Reforms, Says Willing to Remove 'Any Anti-Farmer Clause'

India News | Agencies | Friday February 27, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the land reforms he wants to introduce are necessary, because for decades, farmers lived with a law that was 120 years old and denied them their rights. "You allowed this," he said, referring to the opposi.

UPA's Land Law Defective, Posed Threat to India's Security, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 27, 2015

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that the previous UPA regime's land law has had "disastrous impact" on India's national security as Pakistan could get information on critical defence project.

BJP Continues to Meet Farmers on Land Law

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 27, 2015

The BJP on Thursday conveyed its willingness to consider suggestions from farmers on the land acquisition law amendments to resolve the impasse on the issue inside and outside the parliament.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to Defend Land Bill in Parliament Today

India News | Edited by Shyam Balasubramanian | Thursday February 26, 2015

In the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will make a strong defence of the government's land reforms, denounced by a united opposition and activists as "anti-farmer."

After Anna, a Congress Rally to Pressure Modi Government on Land Law

India News | Wednesday February 25, 2015

After Anna Hazare's two-day agitation in the heart of the capital, the Congress took its protest against the Modi government's land acquisition ordinance to Delhi's streets in a mega rally.

Pakistan Has Become 'Paapistan', Says Noted Muslim Cleric

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal (With PTI inputs) | Tuesday February 24, 2015

A prominent Muslim cleric today dubbed Pakistan as "paapistan" (the land of sinners) and stressed that it deserves this sobriquet due to the violence taking place there every day.

Reasoning that Ordinances are to Bypass Parliament is Not Rational, Says Arun Jaitley on Land Acquisition Bill

Who Said What | NDTV.com | Tuesday February 24, 2015

Confronting a united Opposition in Parliament ranged against its ordinance for changes in the land acquisition law, the government today said it will hold discussions in one more attempt to bring all parties on board with its plan. A bill to repla.

Under Fire on Land Bill, BJP Reaches Out to Farmers

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday February 24, 2015

As it takes on a united Opposition in Parliament over its land acquisition ordinance, the ruling BJP is reaching out to farmers in an attempt to allay their fears that the changes it is seeking to make in the law are "anti-farmer."

Modi Government to Introduce Land Acquisition Bill in Lok Sabha Today: 10 Developments

Cheat Sheet | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava | Tuesday February 24, 2015

In an aggressive move, the Modi government plans to introduce in the Lok Sabha today, the Land acquisition amendment bill 2015, which seeks approval of Parliament for changes brought in the law through an ordinance or emergency executive order.

March Against Land Acquisition Law Begins in Haryana, Prominent Activists Unite

India News | Written by Sidharth Pandey | Saturday February 21, 2015

A number of noted civil rights activists today came together on one platform to rally support against changes in the land acquisition law. Anti-corruption crusader and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare flagged off a march of 5000 farmers, landless labour.

For Arvind Kejriwal and Mentor Anna Hazare, a Possible Collaboration

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday February 20, 2015

Gandhian activist Anna Hazare today said Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was "welcome to join him" in a new campaign that he has launched against a law on the acquisition of farm land.

Land Law Changes Balance Development, Compensation: Jaitley

Sunday January 4, 2015

Brushing aside criticism against changes in land acquisition laws, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday that the amendments would ensure higher compensation to land owners while fulfilling developmental needs of the country.

Finance Minister Jaitley Vows to Push Land Purchase Reform

Sunday November 9,

The government will push ahead with reform to a land purchase law blamed by businesses for slowing industrial projects, even if there is resistance to loosening the rules, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday.

Government Proposes to Make Land Acquisition Law More Flexible: Finance Minister

Saturday August 30,

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while addressing a press conference to mark 100 days of the NDA government, said he would be discussing the issue with major political parties.