GREATER NOIDA, April 12 -- The land acquisition rates in Gautam Budh Nagar and rehabilitation perks have become key factors in deciding the Lok Sabha elections this time, and all major political parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) are trying to lure farmers in Jewar and Sikandrabad areas, where land acquisition is happening currently for new development projects, with the most attractive promises and "package deals".

As campaigning hots up for the Gautam Budh Nagar parliamentary constituency, all parties have promised farmers the best deals for their agricultural land notified for acquisition for either the Noida international airport in Jewar or other development projects....