On July 11, 2020, Dalits of Gharachon village in Sangrur district under the banner of Zamin Prapati Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC) chased away the landlords and their henchmen who had come to occupy pachayat land reserved for Dalits. Dalits of the village led by ZPSC have been demanding re-auction of the […]
Land Struggles
Land Struggles in Nauhatta (Sasaram)
Over last two weeks landless are waging struggles for the land in Sone river- Kaimur Terai in Rohtas district of Bihar. This has broken silence of past years in the struggles of rural poor in this belt. Police and administration had been unleashing a reign of repression over the people […]
Punjab: ZPSC Foils Plan for Dummy Auction
Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC) has foiled the plan of the Punjab Govt. to conduct dummy auctions for Dalit share of panchayati land for which ZPSC is struggling for last few years and scored notable successes in this struggle. Now utilizing the cover of Corona, conspiracies are hatched to snatch […]
Dalits, Land, Law and Government
Dalits’ struggle for their share in Panchayat land in some districts of Malwa region of Punjab, particularly district Sangrur and some pockets of Patiala is in the news in Punjab. This struggle has left a deep impact in political and cultural fields. Feature and documentary films has been produced, plays […]
Question of Alternative Leadership in the Dalit Movement
Dalits are the most oppressed and exploited sections of India’s society and stand at the lowest rung. The word Dalit is usually used for the oppressed castes of society, a very rigid division of society specific to the Indian sub-continent. This caste system is social division of society in form […]
ALL INDIA TRIBALCONVENTION on 4th July 2019 at Hyderabad
Stop eviction of Tribals & Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Issue pattas to the cultivating of Podu Lands Implement the Rights enumerated in the Forest Rights Act 2006 Rise and develop the united movement to defend Podu Lands Tribals are the most oppressed, exploited and neglected people in Society and even […]
Tribals’ Struggle in Chettupalli Village (Telengana) in Defence of Their Land
Exposing that its electoral promises were totally hollow, the KCR led TRS Govt of Telengana has launched an all out offensive against land being cultivated by adivasis and non tribal poor. The KCR Govt. came to power in June 2014 and 30 months have passed since then. In the election […]
On Agrarian Question- Is there any place for Naxalbari ? by Amit Chakrabarti
‘There is no prospect for naxalite politics’,’Naxalbari shall never repeat’, ’Naxalites’ position on land question does not conform to reality’,’Big landholdings do not exist then where is the basis for naxalite politics’ – with all these interesting remarks we are going to face the 50th anniversary of Naxalbari peasant struggle. […]
Amendments to CNT & SPT Acts : Assault on Land Rights of Tribals in Jharkhand
Mr. Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of the BJP led Jharkhand Govt., cannot stop patting himself on the back for a supposedly greatly successful ‘Global Investors’ Summit’ in Ranchi on 1617th February, 2017. The Summit had 12 Union Ministers in attendance to ensure proper projection of Modi’s ‘Make in India’. It […]
Convention against Polavaram Held Successfully
A national level convention against Polavaram was held on 24th Nov 2016 at the Conference Hall of the Tribal Museum in Odisha’s Koraput town. Over 170 delegates from different states affected by this mega project along with leaders of different anti-displacement movements of Odisha attended the convention. The convention unanimously […]