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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rahul asks Congress CMs to undo BJP govts' changes in land acquisition law -Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava

Rahul asks Congress CMs to undo BJP govts' changes in land acquisition law -Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava

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published Published on Feb 18, 2019   modified Modified on Feb 18, 2019
-Business Standard

Congress president's letters to chief ministers of Chhattisgarh, MP and Rajasthan asks them to 'review the implementation' of the Land Acquisition Act.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked the party’s chief ministers in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to undo changes that previous BJP governments made to the land acquisition law and related regulations.

Gandhi has written letters asking the chief ministers to ensure that the rights of tribals and forest-dwellers are fully protected under the Forest Rights Act, particularly in an ongoing case before the Supreme Court where the petitioners have asked for eviction of tribals and challenging the validity of the law.

Business Standard reviewed letters written by Gandhi to Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, Madhya Pradesh’s Kamal Nath and Rajasthan's Ashok Gehlot detailing his views on these two counts.

 “The Modi government tried to dilute the (land acquisition) law in 2015 by severely curtailing its provisions. It was forced to withdraw these amendments in the face of nationwide protests led by the Congress party. However, in a sleight of hand, the BJP government urged the states where it was in power to dilute the law through state laws, rules and practices,” Gandhi has written in separate but similarly worded letters to each of the three state chief ministers.

“Previous government has issued notification/ rules /guidelines /policy designed to dilute the rights conferred under the UPA’s 2013 Land Acquisition Act. I hope you would take steps for withdrawal of all such instruments, so as to ensure implementation of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 in letter and spirit,” he added.

In another set of letters that focus on the Forest Rights Act, Gandhi told the chief ministers, “My attention was brought to several writ petitions filed by environmental NGOs challenging the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act and the legislative competence of the Parliament to enact the same. Given the significance of the case, I request you to ensure competent legal representation for the above-mentioned matter and to review the implementation of the Act.”

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Business Standard, 17 February, 2019, https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/rahul-asks-congress-cms-to-undo-bjp-govts-changes-in-land-acquisition-law-119021700482_1.html


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