Tribal rights being violated across country, say leaders
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Ranchi: Tribal leaders and public representatives from various parts of the country on Sunday voiced their protest against violations of tribal rights in their areas and expressed the need for a joint agitation on the issues.
CPI-ML national general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya inaugurated the two-day convention, which is being held under the banner of Adivasi Sangharsh Morcha (ASM). Speaking on the occasion, Tripati Gamango from Odisha said the govt in his state is allocating land plots, which is under possession of tribals, to corporate groups and land mafias. Pratima Engheep from Assam said that after Advantage Assam 2.0, tribal land in hills and the forest, are being given to the corporate houses.
CPI-ML MLA from Sikta in Bihar, Vijyendra Gupta, said the Union govt led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to uproot and divide the tribal people.
ASM's national in-charge Clifton claimed, "The opinions expressed in the convention show that same trend; loot of resources, attack on tribal culture and suppression of their voices- is prevailing everywhere."
Bhattacharya claimed that elimination of the Maoists by the state forces in Chhattisgarh amounts to genocide as the govt is carrying out the operations despite peace initiative by left-wing extremists.
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"The state govt should produce around 20 -25 Maoist it has arrested before the court," he said. He claimed that believing in any ideology is not a crime as per the Supreme Court directive and killing them until they indulge in any illegal activity is a gross violation of the Apex Court's order.
He claimed that state govt is also trying to override the gram sabhas in the state to serve the interest of the corporate groups.
He stated, "The convention aims to determine the country-wide agitation for tribal rights. CPI ML would convert all agitations conducted by the tribal societies into a joint agitation."
Leaders from around a dozen states including Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Karnataka, Chhatisgarh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Assam attended the meeting.
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