Government backs down, may revert to Congress's 2013 land bill

August 03, 2015 17:59

Facing a tough time in Parliament with the Opposition refusing to budge, the Narendra Modi-led government has decided to back down on the land bill, accepting the Congress's suggestions, said sources.

Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced major changes to the law that was cleared in 2013 by the previous Congress-led government. Opposition parties and some allies of the PM's party objected stridently to the new proposal, denouncing it as "anti-farmer".

The government has been unable to get support for the amendments that exempted projects in five categories from needing the consent of 80 per cent of the affected landowners and the need for a survey to determine the social impact of the project.

Though the bill cleared the Lok Sabha in March, where the government has a huge majority, it was stalled in the Rajya Sabha or Upper House, where it is in a minority.

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