Punjab land acquisition scam: Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs 37 crore

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 37 crore in connection with its money laundering probe into the Hoshiarpur land acquisition scam in Punjab.

It said a provisional order for attachment of 54 vacant lands and three business and residential premises each was issued by its Jalandhar office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Read more

Courtesy: hindustan times

Odisha govt lures industries via land banks, alienates people from commons

Life has never been easy for the residents of Gurjanga village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. The only motorable road to the village ends five kilometres from it. After that, a muddy trail along a thick forest of kendu, mahua and karanja to access the village. So last year, when forest officials offered to build the road, residents of the 70-household village were overwhelmed. “In return, they wanted us to give up our village forest so that the department can set up a teak plantation,” recounts Arun Shamal. “It was a difficult decision because most of us depend on forest produce for a living. Our livestock also graze here,” says Kirtan Pradhan, another resident. Last year, he earned Rs 15,000 selling mahua flowers and kendu leaf plates. The officials, claim the residents, particularly persuaded Shamal and Pradhan whose 0.3 ha of private land was surrounded by the forest. “They felled the entire forest and trees on our plots soon after receiving our consent and have planted 6,000 teak and 400 gambhiri saplings,” says Shamal, adding they have not received any written document or compensation for forgoing their land. Read more

Courtesy: Down to Earth

देश में आदिवासी लड़ रहे अस्तित्व की लड़ाई, सभी दलों ने छला

यूएनओ द्वारा 13 सितंबर को घोषणा पत्र दिवस को विश्व आदिवासी अधिकार घोषणा दिवस के रूप में मनाया गया। आदिवासी समन्वय मंच, भारत द्वारा इस बार रांची के हरमू मैदान में इस कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया गया, जिसमें झारखंड, नेपाल समेत देश के कुल 13 जनजातीय समुदायों ने हिस्सा लिया। कार्यक्रम के माध्यम से कहा गया कि आज पूरे देश में पांचवीं अनुसूची की अवहेलना हो रही है। आदिवासी संघर्षरत हैं। विगत 70 वर्षों में सभी दलों ने आदिवासियों को छलने का काम किया। ऐसे में देश में निवास करने वाले 10 करोड़ 39 लाख आदिवासियों को एकजुट होने की जरूरत है। Read more

Courtesy: Dainik Bhaskar

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