NDA's land bill against farmers: Ramdev aide

February 25, 2015 20:31

Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna today said that NDA's bill to amend the Land Acquisition Act was against the interest of farmers and appealed the Centre to revise it.

"Agricultural land is everyone's need as our life depends on it. The land acquisition bill brought in by the Centre goes against the interest of farmers. So the legislation should be redrafted and revised keeping in mind the interest of farmers and all sections of society," Balkrishna told reporters in Udham Singh Nagar district here.

Balkrishna was here on his way to Nepal.

Uttarakhand High Court yesterday allowed Balkrishna, an accused in a forgery case, to go to Nepal on a six-day visit from February 25 to March 2.

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