Land Bill Will Give Much More To Farmers: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Parliament session, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed for early passage of the Land Bill which is stuck due to opposition from various parties, insisting that the proposed legislation would give the farmers "much more" than the previous Act of 2013.

She said the state governments, including those run by Congress, are pitching for amendments to the Land Acquisition Act of 2013 and that they should be encouraged to have the law in "competitive federalism".

"We want to move forward because we strongly believe we are not denying anybody their rights. On the contrary, this bill would probably give the farmers much more than what the 2013 Act envisaged," she said at a function here.

The bill to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013 has got stuck because of opposition by various parties. Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, is aggressively campaigning against it.
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