Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking recognition of Sarna religious code for tribals. In the three-page letter, Mr. Soren stressed that the population of tribals in the State has declined from 38%to 26% in the last eight decades.
He also said that decline in the population would have an adverse effect on the policies of tribal development under the Fifth and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Mr. Soren has urged the Prime Minister to pass the Tribal/Sarna dharma code in the interest of the tribals. People of tribal society were worshipers of ancient traditions and nature and considered worshiping trees, mountains and protecting forests as their religion.
