The Centre issued a circular clarifying compliance with the Forest Rights Act and obtaining consent of the gram sabha under the act was no longer necessary to consider projects on forest land, a day before it sought a stay and modification of Supreme Court’s February 13 order.
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Tribals and dalits from across the country called for a Bharat bandh in protest against the Supreme Court’s order to states to evict forest dwellers from forest lands and the University Grants Commission’s new 13-point roster system. Various opposition parties supported the protest
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While the bandh is less likely to have an impact on normal life, tribal outfits across states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and the northeast have called for a peaceful bandh, demanding the Centre to ensure that their rights are protected.
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The Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of more than 10 lakh families from tribal communities and other forest dwellers from forests across 16 states, after their claims on forestlands were rejected. The case was pending for a few years.
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