Diluting land acquisition, labour laws to trigger land grab, loot: All India Kisan Sabha
All India Kisan Sabha alleged that the recent move by the BJP Government in Karnataka to dilute the Land Reforms Act of 1961 to allow industries to buy farm land directly from farmers will "promote corporate land grab and loot of resources"
- May 12, 2020,
- Updated May 12, 2020 1:43 AM IST
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has opposed the move by the Centre and state governments to dilute the land acquisition rules and labour laws to help the industry. "These attempts curtail the rights of the working class and peasantry on the pretext of overcoming the crisis arising out of the COVID-19 lockdown," Hannan Mollah, general secretary of AIKS said.
The farmers' organisation alleged that the recent move by the BJP Government in Karnataka to dilute the Land Reforms Act of 1961 to allow industries to buy farm land directly from farmers will "promote corporate land grab and loot of resources". "The restrictions on purchase of farm agricultural land have been removed and the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2020 will open the floodgates for dispossession of distress-stricken farmers from their land. Other states are also coming up with similar changes throwing to winds the land reform laws prevalent in their states as well as the 2013 Land Acquisition Act," the organisation said.
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has opposed the move by the Centre and state governments to dilute the land acquisition rules and labour laws to help the industry. "These attempts curtail the rights of the working class and peasantry on the pretext of overcoming the crisis arising out of the COVID-19 lockdown," Hannan Mollah, general secretary of AIKS said.
The farmers' organisation alleged that the recent move by the BJP Government in Karnataka to dilute the Land Reforms Act of 1961 to allow industries to buy farm land directly from farmers will "promote corporate land grab and loot of resources". "The restrictions on purchase of farm agricultural land have been removed and the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2020 will open the floodgates for dispossession of distress-stricken farmers from their land. Other states are also coming up with similar changes throwing to winds the land reform laws prevalent in their states as well as the 2013 Land Acquisition Act," the organisation said.