2000+ adivasis languish in Bastar jails without legal help

Mangal Kunjam from Dantewada says there are more than 2000 adivasis lnguishing in various jails in Chhattisgarh who are not able to get bail because they are poor. He gives example of alleged payment to Naxal case where the official of Essar and the contractor has been released in bail but the two adivaisis accussed in the case still remain in jail. He asks is democracy, justice only for rich? Had these adivasis been rich will they be in jail? For more Mangal ji can be reached at 09407708515

Posted on: Mar 26, 2012. Tags: BASTAR MANGAL KUNJAM

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