Madhya Pradesh: MPFD Attempted To Burn Tribal's Crop

Madhya Pradesh: MPFD Attempted To Burn Tribal's Crop   Violating tribals rights over forest land as enshrined by Forest Right Act, 2006, the Forest department of Betul district in MP on 4th December, once again tried to dispossess tribal of village Pipalbarra, Gawajhadap and BOD, under Sawaligarh Range of Betul West forest division, by putting their crop on fire. Forest department has put fire on the fence surrounding the wheat crop, the tribal somehow managed to save the crop. Tribals are...

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