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  Land bill to be opposed inside, outside Parliament: Congress

  Politics | April 07, 2015 19:41 IST

  Lucknow: Training guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress today discounted his contention that UPA government had excluded 13 Acts from the land bill which NDA has included in the amended version, and vowed to

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  Rahul Gandhi will take part in Kisan Rally on April 19: Jairam Ramesh

  Politics | April 07, 2015 19:08 IST

  Lucknow: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said the party vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a sabbatical, will take part in the agitational programme on Land Acquisition Bill on April 19.  “The

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  Amit Shah asks BJP cadre to counter Opposition's falsehood

  Politics | April 06, 2015 22:34 IST

  New Delhi: With its government under fire from Opposition over the Land Bill, BJP president Amit Shah today asked partymen to vigorously counter the campaign of “disinformation and falsehood” launched by rivals and be prepared

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  5 points why Congress stands against the Land Acquisition Bill

  Politics | April 06, 2015 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday explained the reasons of his party's opposition to amendment in the land acquisition Act by the NDA government saying it will push the peasants to colonial

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  Will not back Land Bill in Rajya Sabha: Mayawati

  Politics | April 05, 2015 21:25 IST

  Lucknow: Days before Parliament meets after its recess, BSP supremo Mayawati today made it clear that her party with 10 members in Rajya Sabha will not support the Land Acquisition Bill."The Centre should withdraw the

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  AAP has no time for farmers, shedding crocodile tears: Congress

  Politics | April 04, 2015 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing AAP of “shedding crocodile tears” in support of farmers over their proposed rally against Centre's Land Acquisition Bill, Congress today said the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit has no time to reach out to

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  Congress reaches out to SAD on Land Acquisition Bill

  Politics | April 04, 2015 21:37 IST

  Chandigarh: Congress today made overtures to Shiromani Akali Dal, the BJP's ruling partner in Punjab, in its fight against NDA's land bill saying it should “open its eyes” and keep the politics aside in the

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  BJP meet 'high drama sans substance': Congress

  Politics | April 04, 2015 20:28 IST

  New Delhi: Dubbing BJP's national executive meet in Bengaluru as “high drama sans any substance”, Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of being “anti-farmer” even as it shot off

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  NDA's land bill aimed at correcting 'anti-farmer' features of UPA bill, says Jaitley

  Politics | April 04, 2015 18:21 IST

  Bengaluru: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that the land bill passed during the rule of the UPA government was "anti-farmer" and the BJP will campaign among people for the new land bill to

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  Opposition attacks PM, says actions belie claim of 'good intention'

  Politics | April 04, 2015 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: Congress along with other opposition parties today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over remarks that he was working with “good intention” to address farmers' woes, saying his actions do not back his claim

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  BJP to take opposition head on over land bill

  Politics | April 04, 2015 15:50 IST

  Bengaluru: With the land bill emerging as a common anti-government plank for the opposition, BJP today vowed to take on the “disinformation campaign” being run by the Congress and other parties by reaching out to

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  BJP National Executive to discuss Land Bill today

  Politics | April 04, 2015 10:43 IST

  Bengaluru:The Land Acquisition Bill, which is facing stiff opposition from several quarters will be discussed in the BJP's ongoing national executive on Saturday with the party insisting that it is “farmer friendly”.A presentation will be

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  BJP attacks opposition on land bill

  Politics | April 03, 2015 22:41 IST

  Bengaluru: Seeking to blunt the opposition attack, the BJP leadership today rallied the rank and file asking them to spread the message that the controversial land bill was pro-farmer and targeted rivals accusing them of

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  BJP NE meet: Party to hold nationwide rallies seeking support for land bill

  Politics | April 03, 2015 16:27 IST

  Bengaluru: The Bhartiya Janata Party will be holding rallies across the country seeking support for the controversial land acquisition bill that has got stuck in parliament as the party does not have required support in

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  Hazare asks PM to keep farmers' interests in mind

  India | March 31, 2015 23:25 IST

  Mumbai: Asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep farmers' interests in mind while issuing a second ordinance on land reforms, Anna Hazare today said the government should remove anything in the legislation that is against

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  Union Cabinet clears re-promulgation of land acquisition ordinance

  Politics | April 01, 2015 7:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday night decided to recommend re-promulgation of the land acquistion ordinance incorporating nine amendments that were part of the Bill that was passed in Lok Sabha earlier this month.The

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  Let land bill be passed first, amendments may be made later: Rajnath to opposition

  Politics | March 31, 2015 21:35 IST

  Teen Bigha (West Bengal): Government today appealed to the opposition to support the land acquisition bill and help in its passage in Parliament while amendments in the interest of farmers could be taken up later.“Let

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  Gadkari asks Sonia to support Land Bill in national interest

  Politics | March 30, 2015 21:20 IST

  New Delhi: Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to consider the land acquisition bill in the national interest and not on political grounds.He also challenged the Congress chief

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  CPI elects Sudhakar Reddy as General Secretary, Gurudas as Deputy General Secretary

  Politics | March 29, 2015 18:35 IST

  Puducherry: CPI today re-elected S Sudhakar Reddy as the general secretary for the second three-year term and elected senior leader Gurudas Dasgupta as deputy general secretary on the concluding day of its 22nd Congress here.Veteran

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  Congress asks AIADMK not to support Land Bill in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | March 29, 2015 17:22 IST

  Chennai: Rallying parties against Narendra Modi government's Land Acquisition Bill in its present form, Congress today asked Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK to "demonstrate" its commitment to farmers by opposing the legislation in Rajya Sabha though it had