Some of the provisions like Social Impact Assessment were strongly opposed by the farmers
Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaa
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu on Wednesday asked the Centre not to go ahead with enacting the new land acquisition bill saying some of the provisions like the one relating to Social Impact Assessment were strongly opposed by the farmers in the state.
In her remarks at the meeting of NITI Aayog’s Governing Council on Wednesday, to which she had sent her printed speech to be taken on record as she could not make it due to “pressing official work”, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said her government has been consistent in its stance that land is a state subject.
“Even at the very beginning, we were firm on the principle that the concept of ‘eminent domain’ should not be invoked for acquisition of land for use by private companies as was proposed in the original Bill.
“I had also strongly opposed the amendment proposed in the (NDA government’s) Ordinance that the consent clause should not cover land acquisition for private hospitals and private educational institutions,” she said.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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