Raged over “anti-Adivasi” policies of the central government, tribal organisations across states are gearing up to join the national strike called by 10 central trade unions on November 26. Activists argue that apathy of the Narendra Modi government has further pushed millions of Adivasis towards facing the threat of displacement.
For the past few weeks, trade unions, and left parties have been campaigning for the general strike across the country — from metropolitan cities to remote villages — demanding roll-back of the new labour laws and scrapping of the three new farm laws. The campaign has been joined by numerous mass organisations and tribal outfits and it is set to culminate into a historic strike on Thursday. Farmers demanding scrapping of three new farm laws will also protest on November 26 and 27.
“This struggle is a matter of livelihood and survival for Adivasi communities,” said Jitendra Chaudhury, National Convenor of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM). He said that the protest is not an end but the beginning of a movement as multiple Adivasi organisations are joining hands to resist the “anti-Adivasi” policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government.
— source newsclick.in | 25 Nov 2020