Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav told reporters on Wednesday that the Samajwadi Party would not support any measure which was against the interests of farmers.
On the changes proposed in the Land Acquisition Act by the NDA government, Mr. Yadav said these should be in favour of the farmers and the benefits should accrue to them.
He said amendments to the Act would be reviewed at the party level. He referred to the land acquisition for the Agra-Lucknow “Greenfield” Expressway and said farmers were paid four times the land rate as compensation. “There was no dispute with the farmers, wherever there was a dispute, it was on account of the party workers,” the Chief Minister said.
Asked about the proposed Goods and Services Tax, he said the State should not suffer in terms of revenue.
