Expressing concerns over the land acquisition process for an airport in Ayodhya, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday demanded that circle rates for the land in the area must be increased and the farmers from whom the land would be acquired for the project must get six times the circle rates.
“The circle rates must be increased… When farmers see the market price for their land, they realise that their land is worth more. They should be given six times the circle rates… What is the problem with giving six times the circle rate when the government says they have a huge budget (for the airport project)?”Akhilesh said at a press conference in Lucknow where he was joined by several farmers from the villages in Ayodhya.
