With New Law For Tribals, BJP Eyes Huge Boost In Madhya Pradesh
NDTV
The Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act aims to protect tribals from exploitation with active involvement of Gram Sabhas or village councils.
The BJP pulled ahead in the latest lap of its race with the Congress to shore up tribal support in Madhya Pradesh ahead of next year's elections in the state, ratifying a new law on Wednesday that offers greater rights and safeguards to the community.
The Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act aims to protect the tribal population from exploitation with the active involvement of the Gram Sabhas or village councils.
The law is the latest move in the BJP's outreach, which saw Union Home Minister Amit Shah visit Jabalpur last September and announce a museum dedicated to Gond freedom fighter Raghunath Shah and his son Shankar Shah.
Then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhopal last November, on a day to celebrate tribal culture named Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, inaugurated a revamped Habibganj railway station and renamed it after Rani Kamlapati, the last Gond queen of the region.
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