STARTING AFRESH Clarifications sought by members of political parties on contentious issues of the bill will be addressed when the panel holds regular meetings from June 8.
The joint committee of the two Houses of Parliament formed to look into the land acquisition bill held its first meeting on Friday and directed all states to submit written viewpoints of their respective governments on the proposed legislation.
The 30-member panel met under the chairmanship of BJP MP SS Ahluwalia. All members agreed that the panel should hold regular meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays, every week from June 8, so that it can meet the deadline of submitting its report before the last day of the first week of the next session.
Department of Land Resources secretary Vandana Kumar Jena made a power-point presentation about the salient points of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill.Members representing various political parties posed questions on the contentious issues of the bill, including the consent clause and social impact assessment.
Clarifications sought by members will be addressed when the panel holds regular meetings from June 8, a source said. While an advertisement has already been published by the committee seeking opinions and views of individuals, NGOs, and various organisations on the bill and the proposed alterations, the panel also decided that chief secretaries of all states should make written submissions to it by June 5 on the view of their respective governments about the bill in its present form. The suggestions received from the state governments will then be examined by the panel.
The Narendra Modi government, actively engaged in beating the growing perception that the land bill is anti-farmer and antipoor, has maintained that most of the state governments are against the land acquisition act of 2013 on the grounds that it is not workable. Union Ministers have claimed that even chief ministers of Congress-ruled states have written to the Centre asking for amendments to the 2013 bill.
Parties like SP , BJD, AIADMK, NCP and a few others have certain reservations about the bill in its present form but the government is hopeful of convincing them. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some Union ministers have hinted that the government was open to further amendments provided these are “pro-farmer and pro-poor“.However, Congress, Left parties, TMC and BSP have announced that they are opposed to the bill.
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