Debate On Land Bill

The government and Opposition have agreed to debate the JNU controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Day 2 of Parliament's Budget session. At a meeting this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to the BJP's lawmakers was - "debate aggressively."

The Joint Parliamentary Panel examining the NDA's Land Acquisition Bill witnessed an intense debate on Monday between Opposition lawmakers and those belonging to the NDA.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today spoke in the Lok Sabha in a debate on the agrarian crisis in the country. It was his first speech in the present House, which was constituted last year after the general elections in May. Rate his speech here:

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today spoke in the Lok Sabha in a debate on the agrarian issues in the country. Slamming the BJP government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr Gandhi said the 'acche din government' had failed the country. It was his first speech in the present House, which was constituted last year after the general elections...

Amid a raging debate on the controversial land bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused opposition parties of misleading people on the issue of tribal and forest land saying such a campaign will hurt the interests of the country.

Social activist Anna Hazare, currently campaigning against the NDA government's amended Land Acquisition Bill, today asked for an "open debate" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the controversial clauses of the proposed law.

Faced with stiff opposition on the land bill, the government today reached out to all stakeholders. In a letter to the leaders of opposition parties, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and Gandhian Anna Hazare, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the government was willing to debate all aspects of the bill.

As the land acquisition debates spill from Parliament into the streets of Delhi, the BJP put out a clarification on its Twitter page on the supposed benefits of the ordinance.

In the ongoing session of the Parliament, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today addressed the Rajya Sabha and spoke on the Nirbhaya documentary.

Sonia Gandhi had just been greeted by the thumping of desks as she attended Lok Sabha for the first time since Monday night, when Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee nearly came to blows with the Left's Basudev Acharya during a debate on the Land Acquisition Bill today.

After scoring a major victory by getting its landmark food security scheme cleared by the Lok Sabha this week, the government hopes today to push through another reform that could serve as a mega vote-getter in the national elections. Voting on amendments to the land acquisition bill is on in Parliament right now.

The much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill will come up for discussion in the Lok Sabha today, with the government managing a "broad consensus" earlier at an all-party meeting on April 18. The BJP had said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.

The government and Opposition have agreed to debate the JNU controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Day 2 of Parliament's Budget session. At a meeting this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to the BJP's lawmakers was - "debate aggressively."

The Joint Parliamentary Panel examining the NDA's Land Acquisition Bill witnessed an intense debate on Monday between Opposition lawmakers and those belonging to the NDA.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today spoke in the Lok Sabha in a debate on the agrarian crisis in the country. It was his first speech in the present House, which was constituted last year after the general elections in May. Rate his speech here:

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today spoke in the Lok Sabha in a debate on the agrarian issues in the country. Slamming the BJP government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr Gandhi said the 'acche din government' had failed the country. It was his first speech in the present House, which was constituted last year after the general elections...

Amid a raging debate on the controversial land bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused opposition parties of misleading people on the issue of tribal and forest land saying such a campaign will hurt the interests of the country.

Social activist Anna Hazare, currently campaigning against the NDA government's amended Land Acquisition Bill, today asked for an "open debate" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the controversial clauses of the proposed law.

Faced with stiff opposition on the land bill, the government today reached out to all stakeholders. In a letter to the leaders of opposition parties, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and Gandhian Anna Hazare, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the government was willing to debate all aspects of the bill.

As the land acquisition debates spill from Parliament into the streets of Delhi, the BJP put out a clarification on its Twitter page on the supposed benefits of the ordinance.

In the ongoing session of the Parliament, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today addressed the Rajya Sabha and spoke on the Nirbhaya documentary.

Sonia Gandhi had just been greeted by the thumping of desks as she attended Lok Sabha for the first time since Monday night, when Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee nearly came to blows with the Left's Basudev Acharya during a debate on the Land Acquisition Bill today.

After scoring a major victory by getting its landmark food security scheme cleared by the Lok Sabha this week, the government hopes today to push through another reform that could serve as a mega vote-getter in the national elections. Voting on amendments to the land acquisition bill is on in Parliament right now.

The much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill will come up for discussion in the Lok Sabha today, with the government managing a "broad consensus" earlier at an all-party meeting on April 18. The BJP had said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.