Eviction of Sikh farmers from Kutch
11 years, 7 months ago

Eviction of Sikh farmers from Kutch

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government on Wednesday pressed into service its advocate general to provide legal support to Sikh farmers of the Kutch area who are fighting against the Gujarat government's eviction orders. On Monday, Sikh farmers had filed a statement in the Supreme Court on the Narendra Modi government's special leave petition challenging the Gujarat high court order for not evicting farmers from Kutch. In its 22-page statement filed on Monday, Sikh farmers from Kutch told the Supreme Court that the Agricultural Land Act, 1958, nowhere said that agriculturists from other states could not buy land in Gujarat. The farmers had approached the Gujarat high court, which set aside the collector's order, following which the Gujarat government filed an SLP in the Supreme Court.

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4 years, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Modi govt. trying to evict Sikh farmers from Kutch: Congress
11 years, 5 months ago

Modi govt. trying to evict Sikh farmers from Kutch: Congress

The Hindu  

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Sikh farmers 'evicted', Modi govt gets trouble
11 years, 7 months ago

Sikh farmers 'evicted', Modi govt gets trouble

Hindustan Times  

When they came to the barren border areas of western Gujarat’s Kutch region after the 1965 war with Pakistan nearly five decades ago, the 100-odd Sikh families did so because then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri wanted people from this hardy and industrious community to settle alongside Pakistan. After the high court upheld the farmers’ rights to their lands, the …

Modi reaches out to Badal on Kutch Sikh farmers’ issue
11 years, 7 months ago

Modi reaches out to Badal on Kutch Sikh farmers’ issue

The Hindu  

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Eviction of Sikh farmers in Gujarat stirs up Punjab politics
11 years, 7 months ago

Eviction of Sikh farmers in Gujarat stirs up Punjab politics

The Hindu  

With the Lok Sabha elections getting closer, Gujarat’s decision to evict farmers of others States, including some Sikhs who have been cultivating lands in Kutch for decades, has put Punjab politics on the boil once again. Utilising this, the Congress launched an offensive to embarrass the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance, projecting Mr. Modi as “anti-minority,” pointing to the eviction of …

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