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The Comminist Party of India to press for rights on Podu land to tribals
Instead of implementing the Forest Rights Act effectively to safeguard the rights of tribals over ‘podu lands’ under their possession for a longtime, the government is vigorously trying to dislodge the adivasis through coercive measures from their natural habitats in the name of plantation drive,” Rao alleged.
Khammam: The Comminist Party of India (CPI) cadres would be launching a weeklong padayatra in the district from July 28 in an effort to draw the attention of the State government to the problems faced by tribal farmers dependent on podu cultivation for their livelihood.
Revealing this at a party meeting here on Tuesday, the district secretary Bagam Hemanth Rao criticised the State government for its approach towards farming community. “
Instead of implementing the Forest Rights Act effectively to safeguard the rights of tribals over ‘podu lands’ under their possession for a longtime, the government is vigorously trying to dislodge the adivasis through coercive measures from their natural habitats in the name of plantation drive,” Rao alleged.
He criticised the government for causing losses to hapless tribals in Yellandu, Kothagudem, Chandrugonda, Tekulapalli and Bhadrachalam regions by letting police and forest forces to damage the crops on Podu land.
“The TRS which promised to give three acres each to tribals is in fact grabbing the lands from them,” Rao alleged, threatening to mobilise people’s movement if the government failed to stop its atrocities against the tribals.
He said that after the weeklong padayatra, the party would also organise ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ protest on August 5. He appealed to the people to gather in large numbers to make their protest a huge success.
Senior leaders Puvvada Nageswara Rao, Md Salam, BG Clement, Y Sambasiva Reddy, M Srinivasa Rao, Ch Venkanna, Nune Sashidhar and P Krishna Murthy were present.
