Nainital, November 2
A group of social activists gathered at Almora have criticised the proposed Land Acquisition Bill stating that it has nothing to do with alleviation of misery of the farmers but would just be another tool for promoting the interests of the market forces and the political establishments supporting them.
In his address, Chittaranjan Singh of the INSAF said the bill was not in the interest of the people and was yet another move to protect the interests of the market forces promoting globalisation.
He asserted that the loot of the land had been rampant across the country over the past 20 years, whether it was in Nandigram, Orissa or for the Ganga Expressway. “The present bill is not aimed at protecting the interests of the farmers and the poor but it intends making land acquisition easier for the corporate world,” said Singh.
A meeting organised by the INSAF on Tuesday also saw the release of a report “Uttarakhand ka Khisakta Aadhar”, brought out by Raghu Tewari, Neelima Bhatt and Mukesgh Bahuguna of the Aman group.
In his address, Dr JS Mehta, who has been a former official of the Forest Department, pointed out that society could not be saved unless forests, wildlife and water resources were secured.
President of the Uttarakhand Parivartan Party PC Tewari underlined the need for a people’s movement against the policies of neo-liberalisation, introduced in 1990.
A group of social activists gathered at Almora have criticised the proposed Land Acquisition Bill stating that it has nothing to do with alleviation of misery of the farmers but would just be another tool for promoting the interests of the market forces and the political establishments supporting them.
In his address, Chittaranjan Singh of the INSAF said the bill was not in the interest of the people and was yet another move to protect the interests of the market forces promoting globalisation.
He asserted that the loot of the land had been rampant across the country over the past 20 years, whether it was in Nandigram, Orissa or for the Ganga Expressway. “The present bill is not aimed at protecting the interests of the farmers and the poor but it intends making land acquisition easier for the corporate world,” said Singh.
A meeting organised by the INSAF on Tuesday also saw the release of a report “Uttarakhand ka Khisakta Aadhar”, brought out by Raghu Tewari, Neelima Bhatt and Mukesgh Bahuguna of the Aman group.
In his address, Dr JS Mehta, who has been a former official of the Forest Department, pointed out that society could not be saved unless forests, wildlife and water resources were secured.
President of the Uttarakhand Parivartan Party PC Tewari underlined the need for a people’s movement against the policies of neo-liberalisation, introduced in 1990.
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