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Opposition Vindicated Over Land Bill Issue: Congress
Asserting that Opposition has been vindicated on the Land bill issue, Congress today said the country had lost eight months due to "politics of obstinacy, rigidity and non-engagement" by the Modi Government.
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Government to Take Back All Major Amendments in 2013 UPA Land Bill: Sources
The government has reportedly decided to withdraw virtually all the changes it had made to an existing law on how to acquire farm land for industry after it failed completely at being able to push through the centerpiece of its economic reform agenda. It will now be upto individual states to pass their own laws for business-friendly land reforms.
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Shiv Sena Joins Opposition Meeting on Land Bill Strategy
Shiv Sena, a constituent of the NDA government on Tuesday huddled with Opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 Land Bill Act passed during the UPA regime.
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Lawmakers Turn Up to Debate Land Bill, Babus Give it a Miss; Opposition Suspects Links to Bihar Polls
The Joint Parliamentary Committee, examining the controversial land acquisition bill, today sought one-week extension to submit its report to Parliament amid a 'no show' by senior government officials.
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Land Law During UPA Regime Adopted in a Hurry, Says PM Narendra Modi
Amidst the continuing row in Parliament over the land bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implied that the UPA's land acquisition legislation was adopted in a hurry and that the BJP was also guilty of supporting it.
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Cabinet Clears Land Boundary Agreement Bill, Assam Included For land Exchange
The cabinet today cleared the bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. The bill is expected to come up in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. The bill paves the way for land exchange with Bangladesh in four states -- West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya and Assam.
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Government Ready For Showdown on GST Bill, Say Sources
The last four days of the budget session of Parliament is expected to be stormy - with the government and opposition being at loggerheads over several key bills, including the flagship Goods and Services Tax bill.
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Central Ministers' Visits Yet to Yield Tangible Gains: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said frequent visits by Union ministers to the state and North-East are only bringing "big promises".
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Land Bill Not Listed For Discussion, Question Mark Hangs on GST Bill
With only five working days remaining before Parliament adjourns on May 8, a last minute scramble is on the cards to pass several key bills. Given the time crunch, the government's flagship land acquisition bill may not be tabled this session - it finds no mention in the list of bills to be taken up next week in Lok Sabha. The government needs the...
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Opinion: Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms
Modi sees the social impact and concurrence clauses in the UPA's Land Acquisition Act of 2013 as overdone and, in their current form, rendering meaningless any meaningful attempt to build industrial corridors and modern, urban economic agglomerations.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Slams Congress For Opposing Land Acquisition Bill
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today criticised the Congress for opposing the centre's Land Acquisition Bill and asked BJP leaders to reach out to people and farmers to dispel the "misinformation" being spread.
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UPA's Land Acquisition Law Was a Conspiracy Against Farmers: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, today, alleged that the Land Acquisition Law passed in 2013 under the UPA regime was a "conspiracy" to shun rural areas from development and render landless people jobless.
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Opposition Misleading People on Issue of Tribal, Forest Land: PM Modi
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.
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Land Bill: Nitin Gadkari Responds to Sonia Gandhi's Letter, Blames UPA for Farmer Suicides
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has hit back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the land bill issue, accusing her of "misleading" the country and alleging that UPA government's policies had resulted in unemployment and farmer suicides.
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Chief Ministers Expressed Concerns, But Propaganda That Land Act Held Up Acquisition is False: Jairam Ramesh
Former Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today admitted that several chief ministers, including some from the Congress, expressed "fears and concerns" about implementing the UPA's 2013 Land Acquisition Bill.
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Opposition Vindicated Over Land Bill Issue: Congress
Asserting that Opposition has been vindicated on the Land bill issue, Congress today said the country had lost eight months due to "politics of obstinacy, rigidity and non-engagement" by the Modi Government.
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Government to Take Back All Major Amendments in 2013 UPA Land Bill: Sources
The government has reportedly decided to withdraw virtually all the changes it had made to an existing law on how to acquire farm land for industry after it failed completely at being able to push through the centerpiece of its economic reform agenda. It will now be upto individual states to pass their own laws for business-friendly land reforms.
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Shiv Sena Joins Opposition Meeting on Land Bill Strategy
Shiv Sena, a constituent of the NDA government on Tuesday huddled with Opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 Land Bill Act passed during the UPA regime.
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Lawmakers Turn Up to Debate Land Bill, Babus Give it a Miss; Opposition Suspects Links to Bihar Polls
The Joint Parliamentary Committee, examining the controversial land acquisition bill, today sought one-week extension to submit its report to Parliament amid a 'no show' by senior government officials.
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Land Law During UPA Regime Adopted in a Hurry, Says PM Narendra Modi
Amidst the continuing row in Parliament over the land bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implied that the UPA's land acquisition legislation was adopted in a hurry and that the BJP was also guilty of supporting it.
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Cabinet Clears Land Boundary Agreement Bill, Assam Included For land Exchange
The cabinet today cleared the bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. The bill is expected to come up in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. The bill paves the way for land exchange with Bangladesh in four states -- West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya and Assam.
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Government Ready For Showdown on GST Bill, Say Sources
The last four days of the budget session of Parliament is expected to be stormy - with the government and opposition being at loggerheads over several key bills, including the flagship Goods and Services Tax bill.
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Central Ministers' Visits Yet to Yield Tangible Gains: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said frequent visits by Union ministers to the state and North-East are only bringing "big promises".
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Land Bill Not Listed For Discussion, Question Mark Hangs on GST Bill
With only five working days remaining before Parliament adjourns on May 8, a last minute scramble is on the cards to pass several key bills. Given the time crunch, the government's flagship land acquisition bill may not be tabled this session - it finds no mention in the list of bills to be taken up next week in Lok Sabha. The government needs the...
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Opinion: Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms
Modi sees the social impact and concurrence clauses in the UPA's Land Acquisition Act of 2013 as overdone and, in their current form, rendering meaningless any meaningful attempt to build industrial corridors and modern, urban economic agglomerations.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Slams Congress For Opposing Land Acquisition Bill
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today criticised the Congress for opposing the centre's Land Acquisition Bill and asked BJP leaders to reach out to people and farmers to dispel the "misinformation" being spread.
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UPA's Land Acquisition Law Was a Conspiracy Against Farmers: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, today, alleged that the Land Acquisition Law passed in 2013 under the UPA regime was a "conspiracy" to shun rural areas from development and render landless people jobless.
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Opposition Misleading People on Issue of Tribal, Forest Land: PM Modi
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.
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Land Bill: Nitin Gadkari Responds to Sonia Gandhi's Letter, Blames UPA for Farmer Suicides
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has hit back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the land bill issue, accusing her of "misleading" the country and alleging that UPA government's policies had resulted in unemployment and farmer suicides.
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Chief Ministers Expressed Concerns, But Propaganda That Land Act Held Up Acquisition is False: Jairam Ramesh
Former Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today admitted that several chief ministers, including some from the Congress, expressed "fears and concerns" about implementing the UPA's 2013 Land Acquisition Bill.
