The government is preparing to reissue or repromulgate its controversial ordinance on land reforms. The executive order, which is aimed at making it easier for businesses to acquire land from farmers, lapses on April 5.
Because an ordinance cannot be reissued while Parliament is in session, the government is likely to truncate the session of the Upper House or Rajya Sabha with immediate effect, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu. The Cabinet is expected to endorse the recommendation of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) to prorogue the Upper House. Once the presidential assent is received, the government will be free to re-issue the land ordinance.
The government is in a minority in the Rajya Sabha, and despite suggesting nine changes to its ordinance in the Lok Sabha or Lower House, it has failed to propitiate the Opposition which describes the new rules for land acquisition as "anti-farmer." Some allies of the government, including the Shiv Sena, agree with that assessment.
Those changes to the older law usurp the rights of farmers, said Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to the government in a strongly-worded note today.
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