BHUBANESWAR:
Protesting the anti-tribal policies and activities of the Government, thousands
of tribals coming from different parts of the State held a massive traditional
protest rally under the banner of Odisha Adivasi Kalyan Mahasangh (OAKM) at the
Lower PMG here on Thursday.
The Mahasangh strongly demanded
dismissal of fake ST employees from Government jobs, educational institutions
and from elective posts in the State by arresting them under the Atrocity Act.
They also demanded to arrest the concerned tehasildars who are involved in the
conspiracy. The OAKM suggested that the ST certificate should be issued based
on the recommendation of the head of the concerned tribal society of the area.
The OAKM demanded for the
implementation of the Central PESA Act, 1996 and the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in
its true spirit. OAKM General Secretary Niranjan Bishi said that the community
ownership right over Minor Forest Produces (MFP) including Kendu leaf and
bamboo should be immediately ensured by the Government.
The outfit strongly opined that
the Tribal Sub-Plan (TPS) Fund exclusively meant for the tribal development
should not in any case be diverted for any other purposes and the Integrated
Action Plan Fund (IAPF) should spent based on the local plan devised by the
tribals themselves.
A delegate of nine tribal leaders
of different districts met the Governor and discussed about various tribals
issues and submitted a memorandum having 31-point charter of demands.
No comments:
Post a Comment