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1. Thousands of forest dwellers in #Jharkhand are at risk of being evicted from their lands due to failure of the state Govt. to fix issues relating to the FRA. This issue has been below the radar, so let me explain why it's imp #JharkhandAssemblyPolls bit.ly/2Pc4DYK
2. Remember the SC order in Feb bcoz which put over 1 million Adivasis & other forest dwellers at risk of eviction? Among the states which were asked to respond to that order was the state of #Jharkhand, which is going to polls today. bit.ly/2Pc4DYK
3. In mid-July, Jharkhand filed an affidavit in SC stating that over 16k forest rights claims were rejected by Gram Sabhas. Assuming rights of at least 4 were affected by 1 claim, then rights of 64,000 forest dwellers were denied. bit.ly/2Pc4DYK #JharkhandElection2019
