Amid the controversy over the amendment made by Haryana Government in land acquisition Act 2013, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Sunday said that the opposition is misleading people regarding the amended bill.
“Nine months ago, the same opposition leaders were spreading confusion among the people regarding three laws related to agriculture made by the Central Government. The amended land acquisition bill will ensure smooth commencement and completion of linear development, and emergency projects in the state,” Dushyant said while talking to the mediapersons here.
Haryana Assembly had last week passed The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Congress had staged a walkout in protest of the passage of the Bill and announced to meet the Governor against it.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that under the Act related to land acquisition, land has been acquired continuously for various projects in the past, due to this, the matter was delayed in some courts and there was a need to make the present amendment. With the amendment of the bill, it will be easier to complete projects like water houses, grain markets, bridges, schools etc. in the state soon, he said.
He said that the State Government is taking up various projects on e-Bhoomi by taking land with the consent of the people. Since January 2021 till now, many farmers have given about 845 acres of land with their consent on the e-bhoomi portal for 49 projects, for which the Government has paid about Rs 360 crore to the farmers, he added.
The Deputy Chief Minister further informed that farmers have allotted 140 acres for AIIMS Rewari, 52 acres for Karnal airstrip, 46.9 acres for new watershed in Jind, 20 acres for sewerage treatment plant in Chautala village and new grain market on new national highway in Sirsa. Farmers have also given consent on the e-bhoomi portal for 56 acres, 40 acres of land for the bridge and road connecting Faridabad-Noida on Yamuna river in Faridabad district, he said.
Govt assures all possible help to Afghan students
Replying to a question on the volatile situation prevailing in Afghanistan, Dushyant said the students from Afghanistan will not face any problem related to studies, food or accommodation in Haryana.
Necessary instructions in this regard have also been conveyed to vice-chancellors of universities. Till the time the situation normalises in Afghanistan, full cooperation will be extended to the students in terms of relaxations in fees and admission to courses, he said.
“Out of the 31 students from Afghanistan enrolled in Kurukshetra University, 11 live on campus and of the 11 enrolled in MDU University, Rohtak, four live on campus,” he informed.
“They are not just foreign students but guests of our country. If any student faces any problem, we are here to help them,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dushyant announced that Bhavina Patel, who won a silver medal in the women's singles class 4 category of Table Tennis at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, would be given an amount of Rs 31 lakh from the Table Tennis Federation of India.
Dushyant is the President of Table Tennis Federation of India.