Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the amendments to APMC Act and Karnataka Land Reforms Act and the moves to privatise the Power sector, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Virodhi Kaide Horata Samithi (Karnataka State Action Committee against Anti-farmer Amendments to Acts), will gherao District In-Charge Ministers across the State starting from tomorrow. Announcing this…
Farmers block Nanjangud Road in protest against amendment to Land Reforms Act
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic on the ever busy Mysuru-Nanjangud Road was disrupted for over an hour this morning as farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (Samoohika Nayakatva, meaning mass leadership) staged a rasta-roko (Road blockade) as part of the Statewide demonstration, near APMC Market on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway. As farmers blocked the Highway, the Police…
Amendments to Land Reforms Act: Farmers to block Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway tomorrow
June 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the amendments made to Land Reforms Act and orders being made to implement by the State Government, the farmers will be staging a nationwide protest by blocking Highways on June 20, said Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha District President Vidyasagar T. Ramegowda in a press meet here recently. Stating that both the Central and…
Land Reforms will Change Socio-economic Landscape
June 19, 2020By Girish Baga, Athena Educational Services Agriculture is the sole source of livelihood in rural India. It not only puts money in the pockets of villagers but also feeds India. On March 19 this year, the Karnataka Government brought an amendment to Section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961, which allows industries to…
President’s nod to Land Reforms Amendment
October 28, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Assembly had passed an Amendment Bill aimed at facilitating the grant of certificate of ownership to agricultural labourers in respect of the dwelling houses built on the land not belonging to them prior to 1979, in March this year. According to the historic Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2016, that was passed,…
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