Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has taken a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stating that they (BJP) have started calling tribals as Vanvashi (forest dwellers) but tribals are the first owners of the country.
In a blistering attack on the Congress in the BJD-ruled Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said before 2014, the grand old party and its allies in the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) at the Centre were focussed solely on filling their coffers.
Launching a fierce attack on the BJP government, Congress state president Deepak Baij on Thursday said Naxalite activities have increased in the state since the change of guard at the helm.
Speaking to ANI, Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda said, "There are many talents that tribals inherit from their tribes and we continuously strive to bring them out, as well as ways to enhance their capabilities and enable them to be successful entrepreneurs."
Former Chhattisgarh Food Minister and Congress leader Amarjeet Bhagat said that an attempt was being made to malign the opposition and tribals by conducting IT raids, and instead of raids the tribals should be shot if they were so corrupt but as long as he was alive he will keep talking abou
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the aim of the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre is to snatch away the lands and resources of the tribals and give them to its 'corporate friends'.
Talking to the reporters after taking the oath, Champai Soren said, "Hemant Soren worked for the all-round development of the tribals. I will speed up the work started by him, and we will complete the work on time towards meeting the aspirations of people."
Taking to his social media handle, Akhilesh Yadav posted on X, "Jharkhand will not bow down! The anti-tribal face of the BJP is coming to the fore in Jharkhand. Jharkhand's courageous warrior Shri Hemant Soren ji has always been committed to protecting the tribals and tribal areas of BJP and
Taking to X, the Chief Minister's Office posted, "The Cabinet has decided to implement the 'Procurement of Minority Forest Products' scheme for the betterment of tribals. Under this, tribals can sell minor forest produce at a minimum support price. The money will be transferred directly to t
Speaking at an event in which he released the first instalment to one lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan, the Prime Minister said the government schemes should reach the most backward tribal brothers and sisters
Kharge alleged that the Prime Minister's recent attention to tribal welfare is in the run-up to the elections and questioned the increased rate of crimes against tribals compared to 2013.
As a part of their ongoing campaign against "conversion", the tribal communities in Jharkhand's Ranchi staged a protest demanding the "delisting" of converted tribals from the Scheduled Tribals (ST) list.