Jharkhand Affairs
Jharkhand: Pathalgadi movement resurfaces
Displaying a replica of the Union law and ministrys 2007 gazette, which notified the provisions of Scheduled areas and signed by former President APJ Abdul Kalam, another tribal leader said, “We demand the State Government to give us our rights. We have decided to install plaques announcing our rights in Ranchi now and we are working on it.”
Notably, Soren in response to a question during the 18th Annual India Conference of the Harvard University held online had termed Pathalgadi as a custom among the Adivasi but said the violent incidents which occurred during theBJPregime in 2017-18 were triggered by anti-social Elements having links with a movement in Gujarat.