The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha will observe confrontation day on Thursday against the “anti-people policies of the State Government where it is trying to manipulate with the CNT and SPT Act passed long back to protect the identity of the tribal community”.
Talking to the media persons at JVM headquarters in Ranchi, former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi today said that the party has also planned to stage a day long dharna at district headquarters on August 3 across the state.
“Tomorrow, our party will observe confrontation day by burning the effigies of the state government and burning the copies of the proposal sent to the centre,” said Marandi.
Even then, if the State Government does not get alerted then will march towards the state capital along with the affected people, he added.
Marandi said that the BJP Government has started a campaign to illegally acquire the land of poor people in the state. “Recently, the State Government sent a
proposal to the Centre though an ordinance to make changes in CNT and SPT Act…my party opposes this move of the state government,” said the JVM chief.
“By making corrections in CNT and SPT Act, this government intends to hand it over to the corporate houses as it will be easier to sale and purchase them after making corrections to them,” said Marandi.
Marandi said that the tribals will be ruined and become landless and there will be heavy losses in farming.
“My party opposes it completely and hence has decided to come out on the streets, said Marandi.
Marandi said that land displacement has been a big problem since beginning for the state where as many as 35 lakh people have already been displaced due to various projects.
In such circumstances, the tribal lands are more or less safe in the state, but with the corrections which the government is trying to make in the CNT and SPT Act, the tribal community will be completely ruined, he said.
“land acquisition should be done according to the provisions of land acquisition act of 2013,” said Marandi.