-The Telegraph Excerpts from the draft of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, which was circulated among MLAs on Monday. Whereas it is expedient to provide for taking over of the land covered by the lease granted to Tata Motors Limited for the sole purpose of Small Car Manufacturing project and letters of allotment issued to the Vendors as recommended by Tata Motors Limited in view of non-commissioning and...
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Singur Bill passed in Assembly
-PTI A bill seeking to empower the West Bengal government to return land in Singur to farmers was today passed by the Assembly amidst a walkout by members of the Opposition Left parties. The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, was passed by voice vote along with some amendments brought by the government. When the Bill was put to vote by Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay, the Left MLAs, who cited legal loopholes...
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