Sidhi, MP: While most of the people bid adieu to the bygone year and
welcomed the New Year with lavish parties, hundreds of Dalits and
Adivasis decided to make a new beginning on the first day of the year by
launching Bhoomi Adhikar Yatra, a campaign for land rights in Madhya
Pradesh under the banner of National Confederation of Dalit
Organizations (NACDOR) with the slogan of ‘Marching for Land for
Livelihood and Dignity’.
On January 1, 2014, hundreds of Dalit, Adivasi women and men gathered
under their respective banner of Rashtriya Dalit Mahasabha and Adivasi
Adhikar Andolan at Ambedkar Chowk at the district headquarter of
District Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh to jointly launched their Bhoomi
Adhikar Yatra (Land Right March).
They demanded 5 acres land for each landless Dalit, Adivasi and poor
and land titles to those who possess lands but never given titles.
The 120 day long Bhoomi Adhikar Yatra, which began on bicycles, will
cover more than a thousand villages in 20 districts of Madhya Pradesh
before its convergence in Bhoomi Adhikar Sammelan on 9th June in Bhopal,
the capital of the Madhya Pradesh.
Ashok Bharti, chairman of NACDOR said while speaking to TCN on the
occasion, “Only 3% land belongs to SC/STs while their population is 36%.
The motive behind this yatra is to get the attention of the government
and the policy makers sitting in the Centre and make them aware of this
very need of the hour.”
In India, close to 70% of its population is dependent on land and
agriculture for their livelihood, dignity and food security. India,
close to 70% of its population is dependent on land and agriculture for
their livelihood, dignity and food security. Out of 137.76 milions of
operational land holding in the country, Madhya Pradesh has 8.87 million
ha lands, of which only 0.45 million ha is owned by Schedule
Caste/Schedule Tribe.
Thanks: TwoCircles.net
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