Cong will not allow land bill to pass in Parliament: Azad

Congress will not allow the Land Acquisition Bill to pass in Parliament, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said.

"We will not allow the bill to pass in Parliament," Azad told reporters here today.

"Today there is worst situation for farmers. We had passed a law in 2013 for the benefit of farmers. Now they had brought the bill and PM is saying that it is not to benefit the Ambanis but I tell him it will benefit Adani," he said.

Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government, Azad said it was not rooted to the ground causing a sharp fall in its popularity graph within a brief period.

"Modi government has suddenly and sharply shown the fall in its graph. They are not rooted to the ground," he said.

The Congress leader also criticised Prime Minister for not being in Parliament.

"He is seen only on Twitter. Earlier, PM used to stay in Parliament. It is because this, the other state government also face downfall in popularity," he said.

Azad called for grant of AIIMS in Jammu region and IIT and IIM in Kashmir region.