India, July 30 -- Lakshadweep member of Parliament (MP) Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed questioned the acquisition of Bitra island for defence and strategic use in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, terming it as "ill conceived", and asked the Centre to withdraw the plan immediately.

Sayeed said the government does not have any compensation plan for the residents of Bitra, which is the smallest island in Lakshadweep, and added that the defence acquisition would affect the massive lagoon there, which serves as the largest economic zone for the fishermen from the entire archipelago.

"I represent Lakshadweep constituency which is a Scheduled Tribe area. It's socially and economically backward and now there is a notification which has been issued by the ...