06-09-2007, 08:06 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Jun 6 2007, 01:07 PM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Jun 6 2007, 01:07 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Aamir Khan's land purchase in Pune under scanner<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is under the scanner for purchasing agricultural land in Pune district by allegedly claiming he is a farmer.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bachchan too bought agricultural land in Maval by claiming to be a farmer and the matter is being looked into by authorities in Pune district.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What's up with these actors? Is there some fad to buy farm land these days?
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I think the problem is India's land laws. If aamir khan wants to buy a farm land let him, he should not have to prove that his grandfather was a farmer to be allowed to get possession of fertile land. The law I think is only farmers can own farm land, which was used to take land away from zamindars during land reforms. why should that law be still valid?
What we need is zoning laws that prevent other uses of fertile lands. It is like that in the US. Zoning should be changed to use for other purposes, even to turn a residential area into a hotel or other commercial use.
I guess in India you can get anything done with money, so zoning could also be changed. But what prevents a farmer from using his land for a factory or something? I dont think there is any law against that. All these affidavits claiming to be farmers are getting ridiculous and prosecuting Amitabh is the heights of it. Did you know that Jayalalitha is a farmer in AP? she has some vineyard or something there!
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bachchan too bought agricultural land in Maval by claiming to be a farmer and the matter is being looked into by authorities in Pune district.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What's up with these actors? Is there some fad to buy farm land these days?
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I think the problem is India's land laws. If aamir khan wants to buy a farm land let him, he should not have to prove that his grandfather was a farmer to be allowed to get possession of fertile land. The law I think is only farmers can own farm land, which was used to take land away from zamindars during land reforms. why should that law be still valid?
What we need is zoning laws that prevent other uses of fertile lands. It is like that in the US. Zoning should be changed to use for other purposes, even to turn a residential area into a hotel or other commercial use.
I guess in India you can get anything done with money, so zoning could also be changed. But what prevents a farmer from using his land for a factory or something? I dont think there is any law against that. All these affidavits claiming to be farmers are getting ridiculous and prosecuting Amitabh is the heights of it. Did you know that Jayalalitha is a farmer in AP? she has some vineyard or something there!