Local and tribal people,who living in Nawadih have reiterated their demand that the Government grant them powers for “self-rule” and declare the areas inhabited by them as “scheduled area”. The demand came at the death anniversary observance of Birsa Munda on Sunday. AJSU leader Tikait Mahto along with his supporters garlanded his statue and paid tribute.
Birsa Munda was a revolutionary tribal leader who died fighting for the cause of adivasis during the British rule.
Tikait Mahto of AJSU and local Zila parisad said the Scheduled Tribe and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights) Act of 2006 had its genesis in the struggle of Birsa Munda.AJSU party will be fulfilled his dream .He was the source of inspiration for the tribal people to continue their agitation for “self-rule” and “schedule area” status across the country, except Jammu and Kashmir,While Raj Kumar Marandi described Birsa Munda as a symbol of adivasis’ fight for justice.
Tikait Mahto recalled how Birsa Munda became a revolutionary after seeing the sufferings of his people at the hands of the British. Munda advocated the idea that the land inhabited by the adivasis belonged to them, he said.
Those who were present in the function were Jitendra Mahto, Rajesh Turi, Gautam Mahto, Ganpat Mahto, Prameshear Mahto, Dinesh Kumar Mahto, Jitendra Murmu, Mahendra Kumar, Pradip Mahto,Vikky Prajapati, Rupesh Ravidas, SonaRam Marandi and others.