PM Modi's bullet train project faces land acquisition hurdle in Gujarat.

The Prime Minister’s favourite project - the bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai - is not only facing hurdles in land acquisition in Gujarat and Maharashtra but may evolve into a major election issue in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, say political pundits here.

While farmers in Gujarat are rejecting the compensation package offered in accordance with the Jantri rates, which are lower than the market rates, farmers in Maharashtra (led by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) say they do not wish to part with their land for a project that largely benefits Gujarat.

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