Meghalaya: Minorities Evicted In Meghalaya - Video Report

Meghalaya: Minorities Evicted In Meghalaya - Video Report   Violating the laws, rich landlords and corrupt officials continue to dupe poor families in Meghalaya.   According to the existing Land transfer Act’1971 in Meghalaya, the non-tribal communities are barred from acquiring land in the Sixth Schedule areas under the control of the three autonomous district councils. The law however, allows any member of the 17 tribal communities found in the State Schedule Tribe list to buy or sell land...

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