Assam government to file review petition on Supreme Court order for eviction of forest dwellers
Naresh Mitra | TNN | Feb 25, 2019, 22:23 ISTGUWAHATI: Assam is going to file a review petition soon on Supreme Court's order directing the state government to go for eviction of persons whose claims under the the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 or the Forests Rights Act (FRA)were rejected by the state forest department.
"Assam is going to file review petition without any delay. We all are committed to protect and preserve identity and rights of our tribal brothers and sisters," state finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a tweet.
BJP president Amit Shah has tweeted, "I have spoken to all CMs of BJP ruled states in the situation arising out of Supreme Court's order on eviction of tribals living in forest areas. The states will be soon filing review petition and care will be taken to safeguard the rights of our tribals and prevent eviction."
In Assam over 27,000 forest dwellers face eviction following the Supreme Court's order after their claims under FRA were rejected by the forest department.
In an order of February 13, the apex court had directed Assam along with Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telengana,Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to ensure eviction of those people from forest areas whose claims under the FRA were rejected.
According to the affidavit filed by the Assam government, out of the total 74,364 scheduled tribe and 19,966 other traditional forest dwellers (OTFD) claims submitted under FRA, the government rejected the claims of 22,398 scheduled tribe and 5,136 OTFD.
"Assam is going to file review petition without any delay. We all are committed to protect and preserve identity and rights of our tribal brothers and sisters," state finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a tweet.
BJP president Amit Shah has tweeted, "I have spoken to all CMs of BJP ruled states in the situation arising out of Supreme Court's order on eviction of tribals living in forest areas. The states will be soon filing review petition and care will be taken to safeguard the rights of our tribals and prevent eviction."
In Assam over 27,000 forest dwellers face eviction following the Supreme Court's order after their claims under FRA were rejected by the forest department.
In an order of February 13, the apex court had directed Assam along with Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telengana,Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to ensure eviction of those people from forest areas whose claims under the FRA were rejected.
According to the affidavit filed by the Assam government, out of the total 74,364 scheduled tribe and 19,966 other traditional forest dwellers (OTFD) claims submitted under FRA, the government rejected the claims of 22,398 scheduled tribe and 5,136 OTFD.
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