Trinamool Congress Will Not Support NDA Govt’s Land Acquisition Bill : Mamata Banerjee

24 April, Kolkata

The Trinamool Congress will not support the Land Acquisition Bill proposed by the Government, party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

She said that her government’s movement against forcible land acquisition had sparked the demand for abolition of the draconian Land Acquisition Act of 1894.

Ms. Banerjee said that if anybody is willing to part with his or her land, it could be taken through negotiation.

She also termed as unfortunate the death of farmer Gajendra Singh who on Wednesday committed suicide by hanging from a tree at a rally addressed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar in the national capital.