JMM urges Prez not to approve CNT/SNT amendment ordinance

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) today urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to give his nod to an ordinance sent to him by the BJP led state government to amend two tenancy acts - Chhotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and Santhal Paragana Tenancy (SPT) Act.
A JMM delegation led by JMM Legislature Party leader Hemant Soren called on President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi and made this requested to him, a party release said here.
The state cabinet had brought the CNT/SNT Amendment Ordinance in June and sent it the President through Governor Droupadi Murmu.
The JMM, which is of the opinion that the amendments would jeopardise the tribal's rights to their lands, said the state government brought the ordinance instead of placing the amendments for debate during the monsoon session of the Assembly, the release said.

The government said the amendments would help purchase land for schools, colleges, bridges, giving four times the cost of the land and it was in the interest of the tribals and would help develop the state.