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Lok Sabha passes Land Acquisition Bill; tough test in Rajya Sabha

Congress, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, RJD and BJD walked out of the House while NDA ally Shiv Sena abstained as the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill 2015 was passed by voice vote.

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The contentious Land bill on Tuesday passed the Lok Sabha test after the government carried out nine amendments to it and persuaded most of its allies to support, setting the stage for its consideration in Rajya Sabha where the numbers are loaded against the government.

Congress, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, RJD and BJD walked out of the House while NDA ally Shiv Sena abstained as the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill 2015 was passed by voice vote.

Another NDA ally Swabhimani Paksha moved an amendment which was negated.

In an attempt to placate the opposition and some unhappy allies, government brought nine official amendments and added two clauses to the controversial legislation.

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Notwithstanding its majority in the Lok Sabha, government reached out to its allies, making last minute calls to their leaders to persuade them not to break ranks.

Opposition had moved 52 amendments, which were either negated or were not pressed for by the members. An amendment was moved by

The bill is now set for the real test in Rajya Sabha where the NDA is in a minority and opposition is united in opposing it or sending it to a Parliamentary Committee.

Even while moving the bill for consideration, Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said the government has already incorporated several suggestions, many of them offered by the opposition, and was willing to accept any more suggestions of the opposition if those were in the interest of farmers.

The bill is now set to face a major hurdle in Rajya Sabha where NDA is in a minority and some allies are also not on board. 

Updates: 

20:10 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Lok Sabha passed Land Acquisition Bill

19:58 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

BJD, TRS walk out of the House

18:57 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Voting on Land Begins. Lok Sabha votes on amendments in Land Bill.

18:55 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

We are ready to accept your suggestions if those are in interest of farmers: Govt tells Oppn while moving Land bill for voting in LS.

18:31 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Union Rural Development Minister Birender Singh speaks on proposed amendment to the Land Bill, attacks opposition parties.

18:30 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

The partners in the ruling NDA combine are all on board on the land acquisition Bill and will vote in its favour in Lok Sabha after the government today reached out to them in order to secure their support in this regard, sources said.

According to reports, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu at a meeting today talked to leaders of all the NDA allies, who expressed solidarity with the government on the land Bill.

18:27 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Lok Sabha sitting extended till Land Bill is passed. 

18:24 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Major NDA partner Akali Dal joined hands with Opposition in resisting government's move to do away with the consent clause in the amendments to the land acquisition Act and demanded that farmers' permission should be mandatorily taken before acquiring their land.

Farmers' consent should be made mandatory for acquisition of land, Ranjit Singh Brahmpura (SAD) insisted during a debate in Lok Sabha on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill 2015.

"Care should be taken that only barren land is acquired and not fertile land. Also, compensation must be provided at market rate. Land may be acquired, but consent of farmers should be taken," he said.

16:55 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Opposition divided over land bill; voting to begin shortly​

15:50 IST Tuesday, 10 March 2015

The government moved nine amendments to the Land Acquisition Bill in order to gain support from the Opposition. This includes an exemption to social infrastructure projects in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

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