Protests force Raman Singh to withdraw a change in the law to facilitate sale of tribal land.
Protests by tribal leaders and opposition parties have forced Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh to withdraw a contentious amendment to the state’s Land Revenue Code days after it was passed by the legislative assembly.
The legislation enabling tribal landowners to sell their holdings for public projects was retracted after BJP leaders sensed it could alienate the tribal communities—who constitute 32 per cent of Chhattisgarh’s population—ahead of the November assembly elections, where the party is looking to pull off a fourth consecutive victory.
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