'land to be acquired only after obtaining farmers' consent'

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Haryana Government on Wednesday said the land for development will be acquired after obtaining broader consent of State farmers, even as it hailed the changes in the land Acquisition Act made by the Centre.

“Consent constitutes the basis of acquisition and land will be acquired only after securing broader consent of the owners,” Khattar said in a statement. He hailed the provisions incorporated in the ordinance which removed the “bottlenecks” in the way of land acquisition for welfare projects. The BJP-led Haryana Government had on Tuesday said the ordinance on land Acquisition Act would be implemented in the state with immediate effect.

He said that a conference of legislators, elected for the first time, would be held at Surajkund in Faridabad where they would be imparted two-day training in legislative work. As many as 39 out of 47 BJP MlAs got elected for the first time. The BJP president and general secretaries would also attend the conference.

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