BENGALURU: The ruling BJP in Karnataka received a shot in the arm when its ambitious Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act 2020 got cleared in the Legislative Council with the support of JD(S) on Tuesday.
The new law gives rights to any individual to purchase agriculture land, which was previously restricted only to those with agriculture background.
The development took place on the day various farmers’ and trade union bodies were staging demonstrations across the state in line with the Bharat Bandh to oppose the farm laws.
The JD(S), which had opposed the amendment, came in support of the BJP in a surprising manner and got the bill cleared in the council.
The bill could not see the light of the day in the monsoon session of the Karnataka legislature as both Congress and the JD(S) had opposed it.
Announcing the bill approved by the Council as well, Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said in the Assembly, “In the message received from the Karnataka Legislative Council chairman, the Karnataka Land Reform (Amendment) Act – 2020 has been approved by the council under section 119 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Karnataka Legislative Council.”