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Man speaking during a protest rally against government's land acquisition ordinance in New Delhi, India. Attacking the land ordinance, Hazare said the BJP had promised "acche din" (good days) to the people during the elections but good days had come only to corporates. "This is a land grab. Britishers used to do it. Today's government is worst than the British regime. Even Britishers did not met out so much of injustice to farmers," he said. On December 29 last year, the government had recommended promulgation of an ordinance making significant changes in the Land Acquisition Act including removal of consent clause for acquiring land for five areas of industrial corridors, PPP projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defence use. "The 2013 Land Acquisition Act said unless 70