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PROTECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF POOR TRIBALS 2176 Signatures
Published by Pravin Patel on Feb 25, 2007
Category: Human Rights
Region: India
Target: Government of Chhattisgarh

Petition text:
We, the undersigned, are upset to learn that your government is going ahead to forcibly acquire prime located irrigated land of poor illiterate tribals.

We are also disturbed to learn that despite the tribals enjoy guaranteed property rights by virtue of constitutional provisions, your government is bent upon to forcibly acquire their land. How the mockery is of the constitutional provisions can be made has been demonstrated at the public hearings conducted by district authorities under fortified situations, without maintaining transparency.

There are allegations that your government, dancing to the tunes of the industrialists is moving ahead to acquire 6500 Acres of land for a 5 MTA steel plant where as at Orissa, same industrial house requires only 1940 Acres for a bigger 7 NTA plant.

What is the guarantee that development of tribals will take place when the past experience has proved that tribals are the victims of development and not its beneficiaries.

We earnestly appeal to you to please do not allow any body to play with the rights of tribals, Please spare them from forcibly uprooting, and explore those areas where there is no development and enough non farm land is available

We also appeal to you to please ensure that the natural wealth stored in the womb of mother earth since billions of earth is used for the welfare of the people at large and not allowed to fill the coffers of industrialists, as is done at present.

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