The Bill is stuck in the Parliament with the Congress-led Opposition stonewalling its passage in the Rajya Sabha.
The party merged the issue with its victory at World Trade Organisation (WTO) over Minimum Support Price (MSP) held recently at Geneva. Drawing flak over the contentious issue, the party has also decided to keep its door open for any suggestions from the farmers but decided not to succumb to the political pressure coming from the Opposition.
“Instead of bowing to the pressure, we have decided to launch a mass contact programme to clear misinformation spread by the Opposition. The first such rally will be held in Ranchi on May 6, where the party will ask farmers to support the Bill,” a source said.
“BJP is a friend of farmers. It’s a party led by farmers. We worked for farmers and will always stand beside them,” Union Minister and party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, while briefing the top agendas of the meet.
On the first day of BJP NE meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah played tricky over the issue by terming the bill as “British Raj Bill”, which only benefited the rich - done nothing for the poor – which the Congress party wanted to carry it forward.
“One could link the Bill with the British Raj, and the Congress for the last 60 years fooled the people. There are farmers who are still pleading for their compensation,” Javadekar said.
His statement based on the discussion in NE is considered significant because many feel that party could win the confidence of the people by terming the Bill as a “British Curse” which was always against the poor people.
Also, clubbing the Land Bill with party’s wish to ban beef in India, leaders at the meet stressed for a scientific study on how killing of cattle could be disastrous and harmful to the farmers. While elaborating more on the issue, Javadekar, while speaking to the Millennium Post said: “Soil testing of farm land has suggested that it has a great impact on environment, which is related to the farmers. It’s a welcome move that states like Maharashtra has banned beef.”
He, however, kept silent when asked on whether they have taken any decision to ban the beef during discussion in the meet.
BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao said: “We cannot afford to compromise with the industrialisation policy of the government. It is a necessity and we do not see any conflict between the industry and agriculture. We are making farmers a stake-holder and their interest would not be compromised.”
Meanwhile, the party still maintained silence whether party veteran LK Advani will make the concluding speech or not. “He is very much among us and we need him to guide our party,” Javadekar said, when asked to comment over differences of part leaders who were vocal for not inducting Advani in the list of speakers.
The party merged the issue with its victory at World Trade Organisation (WTO) over Minimum Support Price (MSP) held recently at Geneva. Drawing flak over the contentious issue, the party has also decided to keep its door open for any suggestions from the farmers but decided not to succumb to the political pressure coming from the Opposition.
“Instead of bowing to the pressure, we have decided to launch a mass contact programme to clear misinformation spread by the Opposition. The first such rally will be held in Ranchi on May 6, where the party will ask farmers to support the Bill,” a source said.
“BJP is a friend of farmers. It’s a party led by farmers. We worked for farmers and will always stand beside them,” Union Minister and party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, while briefing the top agendas of the meet.
On the first day of BJP NE meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah played tricky over the issue by terming the bill as “British Raj Bill”, which only benefited the rich - done nothing for the poor – which the Congress party wanted to carry it forward.
“One could link the Bill with the British Raj, and the Congress for the last 60 years fooled the people. There are farmers who are still pleading for their compensation,” Javadekar said.
His statement based on the discussion in NE is considered significant because many feel that party could win the confidence of the people by terming the Bill as a “British Curse” which was always against the poor people.
Also, clubbing the Land Bill with party’s wish to ban beef in India, leaders at the meet stressed for a scientific study on how killing of cattle could be disastrous and harmful to the farmers. While elaborating more on the issue, Javadekar, while speaking to the Millennium Post said: “Soil testing of farm land has suggested that it has a great impact on environment, which is related to the farmers. It’s a welcome move that states like Maharashtra has banned beef.”
He, however, kept silent when asked on whether they have taken any decision to ban the beef during discussion in the meet.
BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao said: “We cannot afford to compromise with the industrialisation policy of the government. It is a necessity and we do not see any conflict between the industry and agriculture. We are making farmers a stake-holder and their interest would not be compromised.”
Meanwhile, the party still maintained silence whether party veteran LK Advani will make the concluding speech or not. “He is very much among us and we need him to guide our party,” Javadekar said, when asked to comment over differences of part leaders who were vocal for not inducting Advani in the list of speakers.