JHARGRAM: Chairman of the Minister of Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the center must immediately bring the law to protect the rights of the ethnic population by prohibiting their plot transfers into non-tribal communities.
“Tribal land cannot be transferred in Bengal.
Similar laws to protect rights to tribal land throughout the country must be traversed by the center,” he said.
In 2018, Banerjee announced that the state government would never seize adivated land.
On Monday, he thanked the Jharram people for “Thanks to them” during the assembly poll and said: “If we make a mistake, we will fix it.” During his first visit to the district after assuming the CM office for the third time, Banerjee included various development projects that floated by the government over the past decade in the Jangalmahal region.
In the Bengal poll earlier this year, the Trinamool Congress made a comeback bagging 29 of the 40 assembly segments in the region.
In 2019, BJP had made a deep breakthrough in the belt, pocketing five seats six Sabha spread in four districts in West Midnapore, Jhargram, Purulia and Bankura.
Attending the program at the Jhargram Stadium to mark August 9 as World Tribe Day, CM Banerjee and Minister of State Birbaha Hansda matched traditional tribal steps in traditional clothing.
He tried his hand in the Tribal musical instrument, saw photos of martyrs and paid a flower tribute to the tribal brothers Sidhu and Kanhu who led the Santal rebellion.
“World Tribal Day is celebrated in Bengal.
On this day, the Quit India movement also began.
The sacrifice and contribution of my tribal sisters in the indian freedom movement was unforgettable.
I gave respect for the martyrs.
I have written a poetry book in OL script Chiki.
I have requested that it was distributed among students.
They must know about the struggle.
We have reached 100% of the village electrification.
We build University of Sadhuram Chand Mur while four universities have appeared in Jharram, “he said.
Banerjee said that separate departments now maintain tribal welfare.
“There are 500 schools where media studies can become OL Chiki’s manuscripts.
In Lalgarh College, the graduation course in Santhali has been introduced.
This is not done even at the Heartland Tribal Jharkhand or in Assam and Odisha.
The Academic Board and Kurmi Santhali have been formed.
I have written Letter to PM, seeking recognition for Sarna and Sari religion, “he said.
The state government has offered work to family members from Maoist victims recently.
“You don’t need to give me an application to solve your problem.
The government will come to your doorstep.
We held a Duare Sarkar program starting August 16.
We will hold it twice a year.
Shortly, we will introduce Duyard Ration (Ransum at the front of the door) .
From September 1, the woman will get the help of ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’, “CM and added:” Please use a mask while you are outside the house, in a crowded place.
“On the way to Jhargram the previous day, Banerjee conducted a air survey against The situation of flooding in Buggernan, Udaynarayanpur and AMTA in the HOWRA district.
“I have taken photos and shared with the main secretary.
If the weather allows it, I will go to Ghatal to see the flood situation,” he said.
CM will spend the night at the Jhargram Rajabari, which is now a tourist cottage.