Tag: Adivasis

Jharkhand, Maoist conflict

Alleging assault by CRPF jawans, Jharkhand tribals stage protests

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Two separate incidents of alleged assault on village women by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have triggered a spate of protests in the adjoining districts of West and East Singhbhum – both districts are, according to the Central Government, among districts worst affected by Left Wing Extremism. In both areas, villagers and tribal leaders have renewed their demand for removal of the CRPF camps. Senior CRPF and police officials said enquiries were on against the accused jawans, but termed the demands politically motivated. On September 24, Sumati Gop (19) (name changed) accused a jawan of Battalion 174 of attempting … Continue reading Alleging assault by CRPF jawans, Jharkhand tribals stage protests

Adivasis, Chhattisgarh, Particularly Vulnerable Tribes (PTG), Public health, Women

Sterile ban

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Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) living in Chattisgarh, India, struggle to provide for their families and are forced to lie about their identity to overcome the sterilisation restriction owing to a three decade old order of the Madhya Pradesh government that restricted PTGs from being targeted during the sterilisation drives of the time. Sarguja: A three decade-old Madhya Pradesh government order has several adivasi families in Chattisgarh in a quandary. They struggle to provide for themselves but are turned away by government officials if they try to restrict their family size. “I do not want more children but the ‘mitanin’ (village … Continue reading Sterile ban

Adivasis, Jharkhand, Land wars

“Sarkar ko taqleef milega”

anumehay

Vikas Kumar, a college student from near Patriatu in Jharkhand, made an unsuccessful attempt to ride his motorcycle through the blockade at Nagri. “Today [Monday] is the last date to submit my MBA admission form,” he pleaded with the adivasi children half his height who stood in the way with sticks in their hands. “Show us proof,” demanded Nishant Topo, a student of Class VII from a village school nearby. Nagri, a tribal village 15 km north of Ranchi, has been on the boil since this past July. On Monday the tribals declared an eight-hour bandh and blocked the roads … Continue reading “Sarkar ko taqleef milega”