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Rajnath meets farmer representatives on land ordinance
New Delhi, Feb 21
Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Saturday met some representatives of farmers over the land ordinance, in
an indication that there was rethink in the government on the issue
following a proposed protest by social activist Anna Hazare and some
opposition parties.
Sources said the farmer representatives told
Rajnath Singh that the government had brought the ordinance without
proper consultation.
They also asked the government to take into account their views before bringing the bill in parliament to replace the ordinance.
The
sources said the Bharatiya Janata Party was concerned about Hazare's
protest against the ordinance and any perception of the party being
viewed as anti-farmer.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is expected to join the protest.
Parliamentary
Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu had said in an interview that there
was no question of the government going back on the ordinance concerning
the land bill but it was open to meaningful suggestions.