MP calls for enquiry into alleged atrocities against PVTG Adivasis in Andhra Pradesh

Raja Ram Singh, Member of Parliament from Karakat, Bihar, has written to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, urging contiguous involution implicit a bid of alleged superior incidents involving Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), Gadaba Adivasis successful Chatterjeepuram colony of Rolugunta mandal successful Anakapalle district.

In his missive dated December 4, released to the media connected Friday, the MP highlighted repeated alleged attempts by relatives of a YSRCP ZPTC subordinate to forcibly inhabit cultivation onshore that Gadaba Adivasi families person been cultivating for implicit 2 generations. The land, measuring adjacent to 10 acres, is presently nether civilian litigation, helium said, and pointed retired that immoderate signifier of constabulary engagement successful specified matters is amerciable nether established ineligible principles.

Mr. Raja Ram Singh raised concerns astir the alleged arbitrary removal of the Adivasi cultivators’ names from tje onshore records, specified arsenic Adangal and Pahani (agricultural onshore records), by gross officials, adjacent though the substance is sub judice. He further elaborate allegations that, successful October, Rolugunta Police illegally detained 7 Adivasis, including women, subjected them to custodial torture for 2 days, and aboriginal manipulated custody records to conceal the incident. 

In his letter, helium besides mentioned that connected November 21, constabulary and gross authorities reportedly facilitated the introduction of backstage individuals who destroyed lasting crops and trees cultivated by Adivasi families by utilizing dense machinery.

Highlighting the gravity of the situation, Mr. Raja Ram Singh urged the Chief Minister to bid a Magisterial enquiry into the amerciable detention, alleged custodial violence, the behaviour of constabulary officials involved, the unilateral changes made to onshore records by gross authorities, and the relation of officials successful aiding the demolition of Adivasi property. He appealed to the State authorities to supply contiguous extortion to the Gadaba Adivasi cultivators and guarantee that nary further attempts are made to dispossess them of their land.