Amendment to Karnataka Land Reforms Act: what govt, opposition say
The amendments allow non-agriculturists to buy agricultural land in the state. Successive governments have in recent years gradually diluted land ownership norms under the Land Reforms Act to facilitate industrial growth and agricultural land ownership by non-farmers. Updated: December 19, 2020 9:16:18 am
In the Karnataka House.
The opposition Congress has called amendments to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961 which were passed in the state legislature last week by the BJP government with the support of the opposition Janata Dal (Secular) a “death warrant” for farmers.
The amendments allow non-agriculturists to buy agricultural land in the state. Successive governments have in recent years gradually diluted land ownership norms under the Land Reforms Act to facilitate industrial growth and agricultural land ownership by non-farmers.