Some Noida Ext villages reject pact with Greater Noida Authority
merisarkar news service, New Delhi, August 07, 2011
Some farmers reject the pact
A day after Greater Noida Authority struck a deal with farmers of Patwari village in Noida Extension giving hope to 20,000 flat aspirants, residents of neighbouring villagers on Sunday rejected the settlement.
Farmers of Roza Yakubpur and Badalpur panchayats said that they would not accept compensation at Rs 1400 per square meter offered to Patwari farmers and demanded market value for their land.
A mahapanchayat of farmers from over a dozen villages at Badalpur, the native village of UP Chief Minister Mayawati, demanded halt to all acquisition proceedings till Parliament approves the land acquisition bill.
Farmers from Badalpur, Dujiana, Kamrala, Dhoom and Manikpur were among those who attended the mahapanchyat that disapproved of the settlement executed between Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority and Patwari village.
Another farmers' meeting at Roza Yakubpur also rejected the Patwari settlement and alleged that village committee members were pressurised into agreeing to the deal.
Residents of Patwari, Bisrakh, Roza, Jalalpur, Khanpur, Itheda, Haibatpur, Saini, Saddulapur and Chipiana attended the meeting on Sunday.
They demanded a joint settlement with farmers of all villages at an open panchayat. GNIDA had executed the agreement with a 15-member Patwari farmers committee on Saturday.
According to the agreement, farmers were promised Rs. 550 per square meter additional compensation, eight percent developed land and regularisation of ababdi land.
Land acquisition in Patwari was quashed by the Allahabad High Court on 26th July. The High Court referred similar petitions filed by hundreds of farmers from other villages to larger bench.
However, the court had allowed authorities to negotiate with farmers and reach an out-of-court settlement by 12th August.
GIDA officials said that they were hopeful that once the agreement is submitted to the Allahabad High Court and Patwari farmers give applications for withdrawal of cases, other farmers will also follow suit.
The Authority alleged that some individuals with ulterior motives were misleading the farmers.
