Social activists from across the State on the occasion of ‘International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples’ will enlighten the tribal population on tribal rights including the displacement issue. Considering different aspects of Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT), Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act (SPT) and other tribal issues, activists will conduct public meetings in remote areas to mark the occasion.
Social activist and writer, Vasvi Kiro, said, “Our group will conduct meeting at Nagri block, taking up the issue of displacement and tribal rights prominently. Besides issues covering health, woman rights, encroached forest lands will be also taken up during the meeting.”
Kiro, who is leading the Jharkhand State Displaced and Rehabilitation People Commission further added, “As per the official record, the number of displaced people has crossed more than 1 crore in Jharkhand. Through various activities and programmes at remote locations, we are compiling the data on the status of displacement considering the rehabilitation factor. The report will be submitted to the President and the Prime-Minister soon. The meeting on the occasion will be helpful in figuring out some other social problems.”
Meanwhile, on the eve of Tribal Day, Padma Shri recipient Simon Oraon participated in the programme titled ‘Jharkhand Jatra’. The event emphasized on the status of tribal literature importance that had helped in preserving the ethnicity of the tribal heartland.
Experts during the programme while taking up other prominent issues of land, forest and tribal culture brainstormed on carrying forward their struggle against the corporate giants those who have acquired the lands of the poor tribal inhabitants.
Similarly, Sarna Samiti members stated that tribal people from across the State will congregate at Morhabadi Ground to celebrate the ‘World Tribal Day’ where tribal leaders will address the public highlighting on different legal provisions that includes CAMPA regulations, CNT-SPT Act, PESA norms further taking up the declaration of UN Charter. A cultural event has been planned by the Samiti members remembering the great efforts of key tribal leaders.
In addition, Department of Tribal and Regional languages (TRl) of Ranchi University (RU) established to preserve the rich cultural traditions of tribals inhabiting in the State will organize a panel discussion programme on ‘How to take forward tribal culture and people’.