land bill

J&K backs private member land Bill, Sajjad Lone flags ‘super elite’ bias

April 01, 2026 4:30 pm

Moved by National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq, the Bill seeks to restore the Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act, 1960, and its rules to its pre-2022 form. But Lone said the Bill would ‘help the elite’ while lakhs of poor would continue to suffer

Land Bill: Congress govt in Karnataka disagrees with Congress party

May 23, 2017 5:23 am

According to the 2013 Act, consent of 80 per cent of land owners had to be obtained when land was acquired for private projects and 70 per cent for public-private partnership projects.

Row over ‘Mann ki Baat’ remark: ‘PM should clear stand on Land Bill in House’

November 24, 2015 1:37 am

Opposition party members demanded that the PM be called before the committee, but this demand was not met favourably by chairman S S Ahluwalia.

Land bill: JPC meet on Monday, to discuss three sticky clauses

November 21, 2015 3:07 am

The government’s attempts to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition has failed thrice.

Land Bill: BJP fields three ministers to take on Congress VP Rahul Gandhi

September 23, 2015 7:23 am

Transport Minister Gadkari said Congress leaders have been indulging in “spreading baseless allegations” on the land Bill.

M Venkaiah Naidu slams Congress over land Bill criticism

September 19, 2015 10:31 pm

"Congress may be thinking it is stalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but it is actually the country's progress which the opposition party is stalling through its stand on the land Bill," Naidu said.

Ram Lila ground unavailable, Cong to hold kisan rally in Haryana

September 09, 2015 2:37 am

The party has decided to hold the rally in either Panipat or Sonepat.

India Inc petitions govt: From land laws to levy, ease it all

September 08, 2015 7:57 am

Corporates along with CII, Ficci and PHD Chambers have made recommendations to improve ease of doing business in India.

Arun Jaitley defends land Bill move

September 02, 2015 2:47 am

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the states had been given the flexibility to change the law.

In land Bill setback, BJP sees a silver lining of ‘competing states’

September 01, 2015 12:52 am

The BJP argued that the “competitive federalism” created by the move would put the onus of development on Congress-ruled states

Rahul meets farmers' delegation ahead of major rally

April 18, 2015 6:57 pm

Rahul Gandhi met farmers at his residence in his first public appearance on Saturday after his return from a sabbatical.

Sonia Gandhi leads Opposition march against Land Bill

March 17, 2015 7:27 pm

The Congress and other Opposition parties have been opposing the Land Bill terming it as anti-farmer.

Giving Vajpayee a Bharat Ratna is great, taking a leaf from his book is different : Jairam Ramesh

April 21, 2015 8:59 am