Modi plans to drive out Adivasis from their own land: Mamata

Gopiballavpur (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of orchestrating a plan to take away the rights of tribals and sow discord among different backward communities.

Speaking at an election rally in support of TMC’s Jhargram Lok Sabha candidate Kalipada Soren, Banerjee asserted that the BJP was aiming to uproot tribals by implementing the NRC, ultimately depriving them of their land rights. Accusing the BJP of fomenting tension between Adivasis and Kurmis, Banerjee emphasised her administration’s dedication to safeguarding tribal land rights.

“We have already passed a legislation to ensure that tribals can reside on their ancestral lands,” she added. “BJP may want to drive out Adivasis, Kurmis and other backward castes through the NRC and engineer fights among them by introducing the Uniform Civil Code. But I vow to protect them till my last breath,” she added. “The BJP is publishing advertisements with false information. One such advertisement says that migrant Hindu and Sikh communities can apply for citizenship under the CAA. Please don’t believe them, you (the electorate) all already bona fide citizens. If you apply, you will be driven out,” she said.