Ranchi: Cong leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday met with tribal leaders of several states, including Jharkhand, in Delhi to take stock of the issues and concerns of the adivasi population.
From Jharkhand, over a dozen tribal workers of the party, including Lohardaga MP Sukhdeo Bhagat, state agriculture minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey, attended the meeting.
The party’s spokesperson Satish Paul Munjini said that the meeting was aimed at preparing action plans to work for the welfare of adivasi communities.
About Jharkhand, he said that the representatives detailed about the ongoing works of the alliance govt and existing issues.
“The biggest demand for tribals is the implementation of Sarna Code ahead of the nationwide caste and population census. It was also discussed how previous BJP govt had conspired to evict the tribals from their lands in the guise of land banks and digitization. We will soon launch a campaign to address these issues,” he said, adding that Rahul Gandhi has assured his full support to take up the concerns at the national level to force union govt to act accordingly.
Courtesy : TOI
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