I/II. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mps-to-march-to-rashtrapati-bhavan-against-land-bill/article6996050.ece
Updated: March 16, 2015 01:19 IST Opposition determined to block land Bill JAYANT SRIRAM President has granted us appointment, tweeted Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien. The government continues to face stiff opposition in and outside Parliament for its proposed land Bill. While the Youth Congress will gherao Parliament on Monday, MPs from nine parties will march from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday in protest against the Bill. The Congress party's agitation against the Bill, led by senior leader Jairam Ramesh, began from March 13 at Bhatta and Parsaul villages in western UP and will end with gherao of Parliament on March 16. Before he left the country, Mr. Gandhi and his team, including Mr. Ramesh and Ajay Maken, who is now president of the Delhi unit of the Congress, had planned a series of protests since the government brought in an ordinance amending the UPA's flagship land acquisition law. Congress has two-pronged strategy on Land Bill While Congress leaders declined to say whether Mr. Gandhi would address the protesters, they confirmed that he is directly involved in the exercise. The party's two-pronged strategy is to rally as much support from farmers and civil society groups outside Parliament against the amendment of the UPA's land bill of 2013 and from Opposition parties inside Parliament. Derek O' Brian, leader of the TMC in the Rajya Sabha, tweeted on Sunday that nine parties would come together to protest the land Bill on Tuesday. "RashtrapatiJi has granted us an appointment. MPs from 9 parties opposed to Land Bill will walk from Parl to R Bhavan on Tue March 17 at 6 pm," Mr. O' Brian tweeted. Eight parties -- Congress, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, JD(U), CPI(M), CPI and Kerala Congress (M) -- have so far confirmed their participation in the march. There is a possibility of other leaders, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, joining the march. The land Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 10 ago after the government carried out nine amendments and persuaded most of its allies to support it. The Bill will now be considered in the Rajya Sabha where the numbers are not in favour of the NDA government. II. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/land-bill-likely-to-be-passed-this-week-javadekar/53905.html Posted at: Mar 15 2015 3:24PM Land Bill likely to be passed this week: Javadekar Hyderabad, March 15 Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today expressed confidence that the amended Land Acquisition Bill will be passed by the Rajya Sabha this week. He said two others Bills, Coal and the Mines, are also likely to be passed by the upper house next week. "I hope that next week in Parliament (next five days) will be very fruitful. We have accepted all suggestions of various parties. Wisdom will prevail. All the Bills (that are pending) which are necessary for the development of the country will be passed this week," Javadekar, told reporters here. He said that the proposed Land Acquisition Bill, has been debated well and hoped that the amendments will be satisfactory. The Bill tabled in the Parliament, had last month faced stiff resistance from the opposition and BJP's own allies, who termed it as "anti-farmer" and saw protests from all corners. Last week, on Tuesday, the Lok Sabha passed the Bill with a total of nine amendments. "There was much debate on Land Acquisition Bill. Already, after nine amendments (in Land Acquisition Bill) I hope the concerns of farmers have been taken care of. The amendments have been (made) to dispel doubts in anybody's mind and there be no scope for any doubt. I hope Rajya Sabha will also pass the Bill as amended in Lok Sabha," Javadekar said. "The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill and the Mines and Minerals Bill have gone to the Select Committees which will submit final reports on March 18, and I am sure on March 19, both the Bills will be passed by Rajya Sabha," he said. "We hope that all parties have realised that coal and mineral auction is the best way forward. There is 100 per cent transparency and no scope for corruption in auction. "We are in constant touch with the opposition parties including Congress, and are hopeful that Land Acquisition Bill will come before Rajya Sabha and things will get sorted out," Javadekar added. -- PTI -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
