more-inThe Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Land Acquisition Bill, 2015, will seek the eighth extension in the upcoming Parliament session. “Today, we have taken a unanimous decision to seek an extension for the JPC. More consultations are required for the remaining clauses,” one of the committee members told The Hindu on Monday. The Bill seeks to remove the consent clause for acquiring land for five purposes — industrial corridors, public-private projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defence. The Congress members have stopped attending the JPC after submitting a disparaging note on the future of the Bill.

Source: The Hindu November 13, 2017 17:37 UTC