Rahul Gandhi Land Acquisition

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to "kill" the Land Acquisition Bill brought by his party for the farmers.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.

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...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met farmers from Amethi whose land had been acquired for widening a national highway and assured them of all possible help in resolving their problems, party leaders said.

The Congress is making earnest preparations for its "Kisan Samman Rally" on Sunday, and the party expects over one lakh people from Delhi and its neighbouring states to attend the event.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that farmers in the country are still waiting for his promise of "achhe din" or days of prosperity to come true, the Congress leader is in Odisha to take part in a pro-farmer march in the state.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi on August 18.

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.

Sharpening his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vowed that his party will defeat the land bill if it comes up for passage in Parliament during the Monsoon session.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today tried to strike a chord in the heartland of tribal Chhattisgarh, where land acquisition is a burning issue.

It was expected but the re-promulgation of the land ordinance has once again come with more controversies. The Union Cabinet gave a go-ahead to the land ordinance for the third time today, after it failed to get support for the Land Acquisition Bill in Parliament in the face of a united Opposition.

Even as his Cabinet decided today to promulgate the Land Acquisition Ordinance for the third time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the legislation is not "a matter of life or death for me" and that he was prepared to accept any suggestions.

Even before the land acquisition debate started, the government and the Opposition had already arrived at an understanding that the Land Acquisition Bill would be sent to a joint panel of lawmakers - from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha - for further scrutiny.

Rahul Gandhi today dramatically professed in parliament that the government has "murdered" existing laws to acquire land from farmers, dealing "deadly blows" to them.

Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government in Parliament over its proposal to change the rules for buying farm land for projects. Mr Gandhi accused the government of trying to snatch land belonging to farmers to appease industrialists.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to "kill" the Land Acquisition Bill brought by his party for the farmers.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh today said that his politics was for the rights of the poor, farmers and youth, adding that if voted to power in the upcoming polls, his party will enforce the Land Acquisition Act and facilitate loan waiver for farmers, besides providing them bonus and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.

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...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met farmers from Amethi whose land had been acquired for widening a national highway and assured them of all possible help in resolving their problems, party leaders said.

The Congress is making earnest preparations for its "Kisan Samman Rally" on Sunday, and the party expects over one lakh people from Delhi and its neighbouring states to attend the event.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that farmers in the country are still waiting for his promise of "achhe din" or days of prosperity to come true, the Congress leader is in Odisha to take part in a pro-farmer march in the state.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi on August 18.

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.

Sharpening his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vowed that his party will defeat the land bill if it comes up for passage in Parliament during the Monsoon session.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today tried to strike a chord in the heartland of tribal Chhattisgarh, where land acquisition is a burning issue.

It was expected but the re-promulgation of the land ordinance has once again come with more controversies. The Union Cabinet gave a go-ahead to the land ordinance for the third time today, after it failed to get support for the Land Acquisition Bill in Parliament in the face of a united Opposition.

Even as his Cabinet decided today to promulgate the Land Acquisition Ordinance for the third time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the legislation is not "a matter of life or death for me" and that he was prepared to accept any suggestions.

Even before the land acquisition debate started, the government and the Opposition had already arrived at an understanding that the Land Acquisition Bill would be sent to a joint panel of lawmakers - from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha - for further scrutiny.

Rahul Gandhi today dramatically professed in parliament that the government has "murdered" existing laws to acquire land from farmers, dealing "deadly blows" to them.

Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government in Parliament over its proposal to change the rules for buying farm land for projects. Mr Gandhi accused the government of trying to snatch land belonging to farmers to appease industrialists.