Fast against atrocities on tribals

Fast against  atrocities on tribals

        
Last Updated : 03 Jan 2010 07:02:28 AM IST

First Published : 03 Jan 2010 02:05:00 AM IST

CHENNAI: Around 50 people observed a oneday fast on Saturday expressing solidarity with Gandhian activist Himanshu Kumar, who has been fasting to highlight the atrocities against tribal folk in the Dantewada region of Chhattisgarh.

The protestors gathered outside the Memorial Hall and read poems in support of tribal folk. The agitators also condemned State-sponsored paramilitary forces like the Salwa Judum. Noting that over 3,50,000 tribals have been displaced because of various development works and the offensive against Maoists, the protestors sought the implementation of a Supreme Court order directing the Chhattisgarh government to rehabilitate the displaced.

Madhumita Dutta of the Campaign for Peace and Justice, which organised the fast, said tribal people are caught in the crossfire between the government and Maoists.

"Adivasi resistance is pretty older than Maoism and Naxalism.

Adivasis have the right to protest and this fight is for their land and justice," she said. The protest found resonance from the passers-by with many halting to ask where the atrocities were being committed.

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