Former TN Chief Minister #Jayalalithaa backed land Bill in return for favour: CPI(M)

CPI (M) State secretary G. Ramakrishnan on Tuesday accused the AIADMK of changing its stand on the Land Acquisition Bill by supporting the latest amendments introduced by the BJP government in Parliament.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Ramakrishnan said former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa joined hands with the Left parties in 2013 in opposing the Bill introduced by the Congress-led UPA government. “She, however, changed her party’s stand after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met her at her Poes Garden residence. The AIADMK has supported the Bill in return for something,” he said. When it had been clearly proved that Special Economic Zones created by acquiring thousands of acres of lands were a failure, the proposed Act would severely affect agriculture and farmers and others depending on the primary sector of the country.