419 families evicted from Kanha National Park in 75, No compensation yet...

Rupchand Panchtilak from Ekta Parishad in Balaghat district in MP is talking to a Baiga adivasi Samal Singh Dhurve who was evicted from Kanha National park in 1975 and have not been given any land or compensation. There are 419 families like this and they have captured Govt land on an abandoned dairy.Samal says we think it is our Govt but the Govt does not care for us. They are agitating from 1999 but have got no support from the Govt yet. Rupchand Ji is at 08989800976

Posted on: Jan 09, 2014. Tags: Rupchand Panchtilak

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