Rajasthan: BJP MP joins farmers' agitation against land acquisition for expressway

JAIPUR: BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena joined the Zameen Samadhi Satyagraha, which began in Dausa on Thursday, in support of the farmers who have been agitating against the Centre's move to acquire farmers' land in Rajasthan for the Bharatmala Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project.
The farmers have been demanding a compensation four times the district level committee (DLC) rates or the market value of the land. About 2,000 farmers in the state have been affected by the land acquisition.
“The district level committee (DLC) rates for land acquisition have been fixed at a low rate, reducing it by 25% in 2018 in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Haryana.We demand a compensation four times the DLC rates or market value of the land. In some places, they are giving it at 2 or 2.5 times the value,” said leader of Pradesh Kisan Sangharsh Samiti Himmat Singh.
Under Bharatmala project, Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will cross Alwar, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Kota and Jhalawar in Rajasthan. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project will pass through five states. The 12-lane expressway will reduce the distance by 120km. Of the total distance, around 380km road will be developed in Rajasthan, 120km in Gujarat, 300km in Madhya Pradesh and 370 km in Maharashtra.