Adivasi rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act

Himanshu Kumar is telling us about an adivasi rally he attended in Mumbai last week. He says adivasis from all over Maharashtra walked for 15 days with their food on their head to reach Mumbai.He says adivasis are unhappy over non implementation of forest rights act. A delegation went to meet the chief minister who announced a committee comprising of tribal representatives who will now keep an eye on the implementation of the law

Posted on: Mar 22, 2011. Tags: FOREST HIMANSHU KUMAR

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