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View all search resultsFarmers protest plans to ease land acquisition
Tens of thousands of flag-waving farmers rallied in Indiaâs capital Sunday to protest a government plan to ease rules for obtaining land for industry and development projects
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ens of thousands of flag-waving farmers rallied in India's capital Sunday to protest a government plan to ease rules for obtaining land for industry and development projects.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said existing rules, established in 2013 to protect land owners from land grabbing and forced relocation, were creating obstacles that were spooking investors. He and industrial leaders say the rules should be simplified to entice foreign business and boost manufacturing in India.
Rights activists, labor unions and many among India's hundreds of millions of farmers say the changes effectively trample the rights of the poor. They accuse Modi of catering to corporate interests, and worry changing the law will leave them vulnerable to poor compensation packages or forced relocation from ancestral lands.
