Ranchi, Aug 30: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP and RSS were conspiring to weaken tribal representation by seeking to reduce seats reserved for them in legislatures through delimitation, and vowed to oppose any such exercise based on the 2007-08 delimitation report.
Addressing the ‘Adivasi Ekta Mahajutan Rally’ at Ranchi’s Morabadi Ground, state Congress in-charge K Raju said the party would stand with tribals in their fight to protect their political representation and rights over land, water and forests.
“The BJP tells ‘adivasis’ (tribals) they are forest dwellers, but our leader Rahul Gandhi clearly said you are ‘moolvasi’ and you have full rights over water, forest and land,” he said.
Raju said that Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, had told him to convey to the gathering that the proposed delimitation was a “BJP conspiracy” aimed at reducing tribal seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. (PTI)
