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When laws are passed in the Assembly, there is much discussion on it from different points of view. What would have been the different points of view regarding the Land Reform Act in 1950s? Which point of view would have been stronger?

There were many points of view of different people like:

• Some people were thinking that land reforms are favouring to the zamindars by not putting any limit on their amount to own land.


• Some others were feeling that reforms are favourable to only those tenants who are already prosperous but not to the poorer tenants by taking compensation of the land.


• Other had thought that they are maintaining a balance between tenants and zamindars by allowing some tenants to take the land for a price and others to work as labourers for zamindars.


In my opinion, first point of view is stronger that land reforms were more favourable to zamindars as approximately only 2-2.5 crore over 18.5 crore poor people got benefitted.


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