New Delhi: Acting adamant the Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the Congress wants no changes in 2013 Land act. The government is facing fire from the Opposition over amendments to the Land Bill.
The move seeks to restrict those in the private sector who plan to acquire land. There were worries that a private individual may pass off as a ‘private entity’ to acquire land, for say a college or an institution.
Sources said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Rural Development Minister Birender Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will interact with leaders of political parties in Lok Sabha to discuss the issue tomorrow morning.
Jaitley, Naidu and Singh are learnt to have met on Sunday and discussed various dimensions of the issue, the sources said.
While the UPA’s Act of 2013 stated that land can be acquired for private companies, the NDA ordinance and the subsequent bill introduced on February 26 in Lok Sabha replaced the term ‘private company’ with private entity.
A private entity is an entity other than a government entity, and could include a proprietorship, partnership, company, corporation, non-profit organisation, or other entity under any other law.
Eight hours have been allotted for the discussion on the controversial amendment Bill. Parliamentary sources said the discussions will begin on Monday in Lok Sabha and may
