No tie-up with Trinamool: Jairam Ramesh

Regretting that the Trinamool was the only party that opposed the Land Acquisition Act in parliament, Ramesh said several of the provisions in the legislation were included as per the advice of Trinamool leaders.



"The provisions that the acquired land will be returned to the land bank if it was left unused for five years, and compensation of sharecroppers, were introduced according to the Trinamool's advice."

He said the bill was introduced in parliament with the Trinamool's support. "Unfortunately, in parliament the public posture of the Trinamool was different from its private posture," he said.

The minister said land acquisition was central to West Bengal politics.