Man sells food while others remain engrossed in Land Acquisition protest

While crowd remains engrossed in perhaps nation's one of the most sincere issues, man snatches this important ocassion to earn his livelihood by selling food.

Attacking the land ordinance, Hazare said the BJP had promised "acche din" (good days) to the people during the elections but good days had come only to corporates.

"This is a land grab. Britishers used to do it. Today's government is worst than the British regime. Even Britishers did not met out so much of injustice to farmers," he said.

On December 29 last year, the government had recommended promulgation of an ordinance making significant changes in the Land Acquisition Act including removal of consent clause for acquiring land for five areas of industrial corridors, PPP projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defence use.

"The 2013 Land Acquisition Act said unless 70 per cent of the villagers where the land has to be acquired give their consent, the land cannot be acquired. But this government removed this provision. This has been done for the benefit of corporates.

"Before the elections, the people were promised 'acche din' (good days), they trusted (the party) and voted for them. Today they are forcibly taking away the land from farmers. So the 'acche din' are for the corporates not for the common man," Hazare said.

Slamming the Centre for the "unjust and undemocratic" law, he said the ordinance must be withdrawn immediately.

"After Independence, this is for the first time, the farmers are facing so much of injustice under the current government after it brought the ordinance on the Land Acquisition," he said.

Hazare said he will not allow AAP or Congress to share stage with him at the protest venue but anyone from the two parties can join the protest along with the common people.

"They will be not be allowed to share the stage because if I allow, then it will become a party event. They are free to join the crowd. No one can stop them.

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