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HYDERABAD
A delegation of tribal leaders, retired civilian servants, intellectuals and societal activists led by Chanda Lingaiah Dora, erstwhile MLA and National Chairman of the All India Adivasi Constitutional Rights and Culture Protection Coordination Committee, on with its Adviser and erstwhile DGP J. Purnachandra Rao submitted a memorandum to Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, done the Special Chief Secretary, astatine Lok Bhavan connected Thursday.
The delegation comprising Lake Raja Rao, erstwhile MLA and State Convenor; P.V. Ramesh, IAS, erstwhile Chief Secretary and others, met the Governor to safeguard the law rights of Scheduled Tribes successful Fifth Schedule Areas, citing challenges of onshore alienation, displacement, unemployment and erosion of tribal institutions contempt existing protections nether PESA, Forest Rights Act and Land Transfer Regulation. They demanded restoration of alienated lands, stronger enforcement of protective laws, and broad rehabilitation for project‑affected families, peculiarly those impacted by the Polavaram project.
They besides sought designation of tribal languages similar Koya oregon Koyatur, a abstracted religion codification for indigenous faiths, and gross sharing from earthy resources. A cardinal request was a CBI probe into soil mining successful the Godavari basin, on with a White Paper and peculiar audit to guarantee transparency.
The delegation requested the constitution of a Tribal Cell successful Lok Bhavan and urged the Governor to personally sojourn Scheduled Areas to measure crushed realities. They expressed assurance that law safeguards would beryllium strengthened nether the Governor’s mandate.
