Land acquisition in a West Bengal district
Source: An EPW commentary by Abhijit Guha. October 2004
The process of land acquisition for industrial development initiated since the mid-1990s in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district threatens to undermine the pro-peasant policy of the Left Front government. Moreover, the government continues to rely on the Land Acquisition Act enacted by an earlier colonial regime for such purposes. While agricultural land following acquisition now lies waste, there has been an increase in the number of the landless and small and marginal farmers.
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