Attending an anti-mining protest in Chhattisagrh’s Sarguja, State Congress president Deepak Baij on Sunday said atrocities on tribals are being committed under a tribal Chief Minister in the State.
With Lok Sabha election on the horizon, a mining-related deforestation exercise in Hasdeo forests last month has reignited protests and triggered a debate between the BJP, which recently assumed power, and the Congress over who should be held responsible. In Hariharpur villlage in Surguja, the protest site on Sunday, an indefinite sit-in has been going on for over two years now.
“A tribal amongst us is in power in Chhattisgarh, but regrettably, it is during the tenure of the tribal Chief Minister that most atrocities have been committed on tribals,” said Mr. Baij, referring to CM Vishnu Deo Sai.
