Land Acquisition Act

It’s not about farmers, silly. It’s about votes.

Rahul may have made a political point. But his real test as a leader would be in pressuring the Centre to find a formula to address the recurring problem of displacement from the antiquated Land Acquisition Act.

Union Budget 2019: As Nirmala Sitharaman readies for her maiden budget, answers to some long-forgotten promises are awaited

The Budget should spell out ways to achieve real transparency in electoral funding.

Divisions in Congress-led alliance in Jharkhand could hurt people's movements for land rights, says Hemant Soren

An internal contest over seat-sharing in the Congress-led grand alliance in Jharkhand can throw a cordon of doubt over the opposition’s ability and intention to rewrite the land rights acts that it has formed as part of the political narrative to challenge the BJP in the state

Jharkhand bandh: Police foil Opposition's protests against land acquisition bill; detain thousands, including key leaders

The bandh seems to have been successful in the hinterland, with daily life coming to a standstill in districts such as Godda, Sahebganj, Chatra and Jamtara. In Deoghar, workers of JVM, JMM, Congress, RJD and CPM held a protest at Tower Chowk.

Jharkhand Opposition call for 'bandh' to protest against amendments in Land Acquisition Act; officials take security precautions

Joining of all Opposition parties in the bandh could be seen as the unity among the non-BJP parties in view of the upcoming general elections next year.

Distressed farmers of Kisan Putra Andolan movement seek abolition of 'anti-farmer' Article 31B of Constitution

A farmers' group has taken its fight for higher remuneration to the Supreme Court, where it has filed a petition challenging an Article in the Constitution

Over 5,000 Gujarat farmers battling land acquisition write to authorities seeking death permission

Over 5,000 people in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, battling against the acquisition of land by a state power utility, have written letters to authorities seeking permission to die, a farmers' body leader on Tuesday claimed.

Supreme Court says the institution will 'go forever' if judicial discipline and propriety are not maintained

The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned that if judicial discipline and propriety were not maintained, then the institution will "go forever".

Maharashtra allows industrial land to be put to residential or commercial use; move reminiscent of mills' redevelopment

In order to create more affordable housing in the state, Maharashtra has cleared the conversion of industrial zones into residential and commercial ones.

Zameen Samadhi Satyagraha: Why scores of farmers in a Rajasthan village are burying themselves in neck-deep pits

Farmers in Rajasthan have been staging a unique protest - Zameen Samadhi Satyagraha - for the last five days in Ninder village to oppose acquisition of land