Jhabua was rulled once upon a time by the Bhils of Bhuriya clan(gotra / jat). Later on when the Muslim invasions turned out to be irresistible, the Rathore dynasty of Raputs of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, alienated the Bhil land in this Bhagor/Jhabua region and annexed the power in their favour. Ever since the Bhuriya Bhils were deprived of their original land or traditional state of the Bhils.
But now in the free India, from the time of Pandit Jawaharalal Nehru, the Bhuriya (clan) of Bhils of Jhabua who are also called Bada Bhuriyas (since they rulled earlier) once again begun to rule the region in democratic India, both under Congress and also under Bharatiya Janata Party. The region once again gets two candidates this year for the forth coming Lok Sabha elections(2009). The two Bhuriyas are: Kantilal Bhuriya the sitting Memeber of Parliament and State Minister for Agriculture of Govermnment of India and ex-MP Dileepsingh Bhuriya. Fomer will contest on the Congress ticket, and later on BJP. A few weeks later will be declared the results of the General election which will decide the future of the Bhil region, and not so much of the candidates.What shall happen to the Bhil region is the basic problem of Jhabua(now renamed as Ratlam seat including Jhabua and Alirajpur districts which are main habitats of Bhils).
As such the media are also pointing that aleady in renaming the region, both the Bhuriyas should have raised their voices in favour of Jhabua, which is the region of the older region of the Bhils and the most voters fall in this area as well. It already indicates that the spirit of favoring human right issues or tribal of Adivasi human right issues are not primary concerns of both the Bhuriyas. In this context namely of the human rights of the indigenous population, what more can be expected of both of them.....?
Whichever party or candidate may win, but the region has constantly remained neglected, backward, unattended and desolate as even part of the aspiration of over all deprived and neglected peoples are hardly touched. Especially the areas of human rights such as right to food, employment, education, health, culture, language, transportation, agricultural development, drinking water facilities, etc. The Bhils of this region are independently self employed. The Rojgar Guarantee schemes are hidden in files. Call it human or any other right , 98% of the population of this place have been largely ignored, except for the demanding funds for this backward community. It is time for the Bhil people, to make options not only for the third front, rather for the fourth one, who will on priority basis look into these grave issues of the human rights of the indigenous peoples and restore them after the forth coming LS elections, justice, equality, fraternity in all the areas of human rights as the great Constitutions of India promises......!
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