Raipur (Chhattisgarh) , Jan 12 :Ā ChhattisgarhĀ Chief MinisterĀ Raman Singh has decided to withdraw the stateĀ Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill,Ā 2017Ā amid protests by tribal groups.
Before the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Singh met some senior tribal leaders and discussed the issue.
The bill, which eased the purchase of tribal land for government projects, was passed by theĀ ChhattisgarhĀ Assembly last month and sent toĀ Governor Balram Das TandonĀ for his consent.
However, a delegation of theĀ CongressĀ party met the Governor recently and requested him to not give his consent as the bill was against the tribal communities’ interests.
The OppositionĀ CongressĀ had earlier alleged that through the bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ledĀ ChhattisgarhĀ government was trying to do away with the restrictions on the purchase of tribal lands.
Apart from theĀ CongressĀ and the Sarva Adivasi Samaj leaders, some BJP leaders too had criticised the controversial bill.
