New Delhi: Land Acquisition Bill, which was to be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament, could face further delay. Sources on Wednesday suggested the governmnet had dropped plans to table amendments in the Land Acquisition Bill in Parliament as it needs more time to get the opposition parties on board.
The government claims to need more time to build consensus on simplifying the land acquisition process which has been a bone of contention in several parts of the country. Land acquisition has often led to bloody clashes between the people and police resulting in many deaths.
Earlier, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that the government would go ahead with amendments to the Land Acquisition Bill even if the opposition did not support it.
"Some changes may be necessary (to the land laws). We will first try to reach a consensus and if that is not possible we will go ahead and take the decision," he had said at the India Global Forum meeting.
The debate is ongoing as many states have come out openly against the new Land Acquisition Bill, complaining that it hurt the process of acquiring land for infrastructure projects.
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