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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Twin catalysts for land bill

Twin catalysts for land bill

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published Published on Aug 3, 2011   modified Modified on Aug 3, 2011

-The Telegraph

 

The upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections and its importance for Rahul Gandhi have prompted the Centre to try and speed up the land acquisition bill’s introduction and passage.

The government is keen to introduce the bill in the current session of Parliament, which ends on September 8, though rural development minister Jairam Ramesh had earlier indicated that the consultation process would take some time.

The bill will go to the standing committee after introduction and so, unless it is introduced in the monsoon session, it would be impossible to pass the bill in the winter session. However, the Congress realises the importance of enacting the bill by the winter session — that is, before the Uttar Pradesh elections early next year.

Uttar Pradesh politics is now dominated by debates over land acquisition and rehabilitation, and these could become key issues during the Assembly polls.

Besides, Rahul, who has been directly involved in the land agitation in the heartland state, has promised a new law at the earliest. It will be a huge embarrassment for him if the government fails to pass the bill before the election, which is crucial for his political career.

The Bahujan Samaj Party is already trying to corner the Centre in Parliament over its failure to amend the archaic Land Acquisition Act. Its intention is to dilute Rahul’s onslaught on the Mayavati government over forcible land acquisition in western Uttar Pradesh.

Therefore, the Centre is working on a plan to introduce the bill at least on the last day of the monsoon session so that it can be forwarded to the standing committee for study.

Sources said Ramesh had agreed to pull out the stops to finish the consultations on the bill within the next 15-20 days. This will be followed by inter-ministry discussions before the bill is sent to the cabinet for approval.

Ramesh has begun formal consultations with the Trinamul Congress, which has strong views on the bill and has suggested certain changes. The rural development ministry has already written to the states for their views on the draft bill.

The states have been given a month’s time to respond but this process usually takes much longer. But government sources said every effort would be made to ensure the bill is introduced before September 8.

Some in the Congress feel that land acquisition is an issue restricted to western Uttar Pradesh, where the party will have limited presence if it allies with Ajit Singh. However, others believe that the law’s enactment will deny Mayavati any opportunity to question Rahul’s commitment.

One leader, who is personally convinced that caste will remain the overriding factor in the Uttar Pradesh elections, said: “It (the land legislation) is not a question of merely an act. It is a process of building Rahul’s leadership, which is vital to Congress politics in the future.”

The Telegraph, 3 August, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110803/jsp/frontpage/story_14327527.jsp


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