As the land acquisition debates spill from Parliament onto the streets of Delhi, the BJP put out a clarification on its Twitter page on the supposed benefits of the ordinance: saying farmers will get four times the market value of the land.
But the BJP is being somewhat selective with the facts. A rider in the Law, retained by the Ordinance leaves it to states to decide whether to award between two to four times the market value of the land, depending on the distance of the project from urban centres.
This is a clause presumably brought in to ensure that land near cities doesn't become unaffordable, while farmers in hinterland get benefit from a higher multiplier.
The Haryana government says that they have fixed the same rate for urban and rural areas because varying rates "may lead to several disputes and litigation so to avoid any confusion it has been kept uniform and notified by the state government."
But three other states from which NDTV sourced data - seemed to respect the spirit of the law.
Andhra Pradesh and Telengana have notified two times urban areas, about three times for rural areas and four times for tribal areas.
Crucially, does fixing a flat rate on the lowest side for the whole state deny farmers their due?
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