[Marxistindia] Issue Ordinance To Prevent Eviction

[news from the cpi(m)]

February 21, 2019

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Issue Ordinance To Prevent Eviction

          

In the wake of the Supreme Court order for eviction of over one million
adivasis and traditional forest dwellers from land in their occupation, the
Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) demands that the Modi Government should without
any further delay issue an Ordinance to protect all adivasis and traditional
forest dwellers from eviction. 

 

Adivasis are being punished for no fault of theirs but because of the utter
failure of central and State Governments to implement the law. According to
latest figures in December 2018, of a total of 42. 19 lakh claims received
across the country, only 18.89 lakh or just over 40 per cent  claims have
been accepted.  The rejections are often arbitrary, against the
recommendations of the gram sabha and driven by lobbies who want to handover
the forests to private parties and businesses. Lakhs of appeals are pending
against the rejection.

 

In the court case the legal counsel of the Central Government was
deliberately absent on the critical date of hearing giving rise to
legitimate charges of connivance of the Ministry concerned with the petition
against the Forest Rights Act.

 

The Government has to prevent the virtual war on adivasi rights. The Polit
Bureau demands that an ordinance be issued immediately.

 

 

(Hari Singh Kang)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

  

 

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