Chandigarh, August 7: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) would organize a protest march against the wrong Special Economic Zone policy of Congress government at Parliament House New Delhi on August 9.
INLD Secretary General & Rajya Sabha MP, Mr Ajay Singh Chautala would lead the protest to be organized on the ‘Quit India Day’ at Jantar Mantar near Parliament House. Thousands of affected farmers from districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jhajhar & Sonipat would participate in the protest march.
In a press statement issued here today, INLD MP Mr Ajay Singh Chautala charged Hooda government of being bent upon ruining the farmers for benefiting some select big business houses. He said that all the focus of the government seems to be on how to benefit the bigger business houses like Reliance and how to exploit the poor peasantry. Government is acquiring the farming land at the peltry sums and handing them over to the big companies for developing SEZs, which has ruined the small farmers and large sections of working class dependent on the farming sector.
INLD leader said that Reliance SEZ is the biggest scam of nation and the land has been transferred to Reliance for Rs 290 crores against the market price of Rs 1 lakh crore. "While farmers have been offered paltry compensation, the benefits have been accrued to Reliance which has no intention to set up any industry in the region. Instead it has acquired land for real estate purpose only," he alleged.
Mr Ajay Chautala also criticized the Hooda government for shocking increase in the rates for Industrial Plots. He said that by increasing the prices of industrial plots upto 100%, the Hooda government has exposed its anti-industries policy and intentions. He said that hike ranging from Rs 7,000 to 7,300 per square meter would break the back bone of small industries. He said that industries are already leaving the state due to bad electricity situation and this new step would further aggravate the situation.
INLD MP said that earlier before increasing the plot rates, Hooda government gave full liberty to its preferred lot of property dealers to get maximum number of industrial plots and now they have been directly benefited of crores of Rupees. He said that this increase in industrial plots is for HSIIDC and the government is now planning to increase the rates of industrial & other plots. He said that this recent hike has proved INLD’s allegation of state government having no concern for people’s problems and just being busy with the property dealing business.