Opposition from within grew over the land acquisition law with key ally Shiv Sena opposing the Bill in its present form while government indicated that there could be amendments to accommodate concerns of farmers.
Hectic consultations within and outside the government continued day long as Rural Development Minister Birender Singh tabled the land acquisition bill in the Lok Sabha amidst walkout by almost the entire opposition.
The frenetic activities took place on a day Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined Anna Hazare in the agitation against the bill which the farmers say should have provisions for 70 per cent consent from land owners for projects and making the social impact assessment mandatory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of ministers gave enough signals to indicate that the exercise of taking note of farmers' concerns was on and changes may be incorporated in the bill.
At the meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party Modi made it clear that there was no going back on the law but said government was open to suggestions in the interest of farmers.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told Rajya Sabha that government was keen to hold discussions with all parties to find a way out while farmer representatives who met Home Minister Rajnath Singh claimed that government will keep in mind their concerns while enacting the law.
