Don’t make industry ‘a bad word’: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Of India

NEW DELHI: The government is committed to protecting the rights of all communities, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said that “UPA’s land acquisition law was a defective piece of legislation and threat to India’s security”.
“Don’t create an environment where infrastructure and industry become bad words,” Jaitley said.

BJP panel holds consultations with farmers
The BJP panel which is seeking suggestions on the proposed land acquisition bill has found that the amendments are unexpectedly being perceived “harmful” by farmers while there were certain issues which needed to be dealt with like dispute redressal, according to its members.
“We are meeting people from various farmer unions and agricultural organisations and seeking their views to understand what their objections are to the clauses of the ordinance. We will give consolidated feedback to party president who will further consult with senior leaders and take a call,” said former Union minister Satyapal Malik, who is the convener of the eight-member committee.
He was speaking on the second day of three-day consultations.
“From the kind of feedbacks we have got so far during the consultation, we have gathered that people are generally not happy with the new amendments. There are certain perception issues too which we are explaining to them. However, if they still disagree on certain points we are including that in our report,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI And TOI)