The state government on Tuesday proposed to introduce the SARFAESI Act 2002 and Land reforms bill in the forthcoming winter session of the Assembly.
Talking to media persons after the meeting of the NLA select committee on SARFAESI Act, planning &coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs minister Neiba Kronu said that the government will convene a meeting with State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) at the level of chief secretary.
He hoped that the issue would be resolved soon and the State government would be able to introduce a Bill in this regard in the next Assembly session.
On potential conflict of the SARFAESI Act with Article 371 (A), Kronu said the issue was examined and assured that land would be protected. He remarked that banks might confiscate land, but they would not be allowed to sell it to outsiders and thus Naga lands would be protected.
Mentioning that the issue of land reforms too was discussed, he informed the media that the draft prepared for land reforms was examined by advocate general of Nagaland at the meeting. He claimed that the draft was acceptable and there was no complication, assuring that all efforts would be made to table the Bill in the next Assembly session.