India, March 6 -- The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Friday passed the 'Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026', aimed at regulating property transactions in notified disturbed areas and protecting tenants from eviction, even as the opposition criticised the legislation as divisive.

Rajasthan has become the second state after Gujarat to enact such a law.

Replying to the debate on the Bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel said the legislation was brought to maintain social balance and harmony and was not based on any particular religion or community.

He said the law was framed after considering the circumsta...