Adivasi party extends support to June 4 J'khand bandh
The ramp is part of the Siromtoli flyover which is being constructed in the state capital Ranchi.
BAP state president Prem Shahi Munda said that the ramp construction at the Sarna Sthal, which is the religious place of the tribals, has triggered the bandh call.
However, other issues of the community namely protection of religious sites of the STs in the state, implementation of the PESA Act rules and encroachment of the tribal land on large scale are the concerns and demands of the outfits which have called for the bandh, Munda said here on Sunday.
The bonafide rights of the tribal community is being violated by the state govt and the authoritarian attitude of the govt has hurt the sentiments of the community, he said.
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