The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, Odisha has decided to intensify its land rights struggle across the State. At a coordination meeting held here, Prafulla Samantara of the lokshakti Abhijan said more than 500 representatives from different organisations associated with the movement would join a mass rally to be held on Parliament Street in New Delhi onFebruary 24.
“It has been decided that memorandums will be sent to the President requesting him not to give assent to the anti-people Odisha land Grabbing (Prohibition) Bill-2015, which was arbitrarily passed by the State Government during the monsoon session of the Assembly” Samantara said.
Massive campaign will be undertaken towards forming broader unity among all organisations, who are leading the movements for the rights of landless, farmers, displaced to press for the demand of recognizing all sharecroppers as farmers and framing of land use policy by the State.
A State-level open convention will be held on April 10. Asish Kanungo and Khirod Singhdeo of the AIKS, Suresh Panigrahi of Odisha Krusak Sabha and Panchanan Senapati of AIPF were present at the meeting.