Land Acquisition In Andhra Pradesh

Mo-trust motion: In a huge embarrassment to the ruling BJP, ally Shiv Sena decided to stay away from the no-confidence vote in parliament. On Thursday, BJP chief Amit Shah had phoned Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray requesting his support. "Shiv Sena is the party which always follows directive of party chief. We have decided to take a principled stand a...

Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Birender Singh today said the then Congress government acquired 5.07 lakh acres of land without adequate compensations to farmers in undivided Andhra Pradesh and asked the party to clarify its position.

In what seems to be a climbdown, the Andhra Pradesh government which is facing growing opposition to land acquisition for the new capital today said it was only in favour of land pooling and not the acquisition.

Stepping up pressure on the Andhra Pradesh Government against land acquisition for the new capital in Vijayawada-Guntur region, YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today said he would stage a dharna (sit-in) on August 26.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the amendments to the land acquisition bill during his visit to the drought struck area of Anantpur- infamous for farmer suicides in Andhra Pradesh.

YSR Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly YS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised a proposal to acquire 15,000 acres of land for an international airport at Bhogapuram district despite protests by locals.

This session of Parliament saw the government mulling changes to the Land Acquisition Act, specifically to do away with or dilute provisions that make acquiring land difficult. Pressure for amendments has come from state governments, and corporate India. A shortage of land is held to be a key factor in stalling industries from setting up business.

Mo-trust motion: In a huge embarrassment to the ruling BJP, ally Shiv Sena decided to stay away from the no-confidence vote in parliament. On Thursday, BJP chief Amit Shah had phoned Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray requesting his support. "Shiv Sena is the party which always follows directive of party chief. We have decided to take a principled stand a...

Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Birender Singh today said the then Congress government acquired 5.07 lakh acres of land without adequate compensations to farmers in undivided Andhra Pradesh and asked the party to clarify its position.

In what seems to be a climbdown, the Andhra Pradesh government which is facing growing opposition to land acquisition for the new capital today said it was only in favour of land pooling and not the acquisition.

Stepping up pressure on the Andhra Pradesh Government against land acquisition for the new capital in Vijayawada-Guntur region, YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today said he would stage a dharna (sit-in) on August 26.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the amendments to the land acquisition bill during his visit to the drought struck area of Anantpur- infamous for farmer suicides in Andhra Pradesh.

YSR Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly YS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised a proposal to acquire 15,000 acres of land for an international airport at Bhogapuram district despite protests by locals.

This session of Parliament saw the government mulling changes to the Land Acquisition Act, specifically to do away with or dilute provisions that make acquiring land difficult. Pressure for amendments has come from state governments, and corporate India. A shortage of land is held to be a key factor in stalling industries from setting up business.