A Fight for Acquiring Long Denied Human Rights for Basic Survival in Narmada River Valley in India

Human Rights India

Tribals of western India are fighting since three decades their human, civil and cultural rights against being displaced from the narmada river valley a fact known to many of us.
Just before the state assemblies elections are picking up heat , in Indian federal states including in Madhya Pradesh , where all the people of narmada valley are unjustly displaced made a huge show of strength in there in form of a rally , in khandwa a city in river valley some 300 K.M. west of Bhopal the state capital of Madhya Pradesh , where lacks of peoples are misplaced, displaced ,dislodged and deprived of there rightful placing on November 5 2008. in this Adivasi or indigenous peoples tribal rally many reputed social organizations participated to support this poor and needy tribals of narmada valley. They all gathered under the blue flag of the narmada bachao Andolan (save narmada movement) initiated Medha Patkar and her associates , some ten thousands of them who are affected by the narmada river valley dams of Indira Sagar ,Omkareshwar , Man , Aparveda , Bargi ,etc.. also affected by the river canals and the railway lines of this regions . On the conclusion of the rally the leader of this day organizations Alok Agrawal said , that no more the affected tribals shall tolerate the lies and the suppression by the administration and they shall take their rights by all means. A senior advocate of the high court of Madhya Pradesh said that the meeting of this simple people shall bring about significant result days to come .

In this rally the national organizations represented and support the tribals where Bhopal Gas Tragedy affected womens industrial association Adivasi Sangathan ,Samajvadi Jan parishad , Loknad (Gujarat), Khedut Majadoorchetam Sangathan ,Adarsheela , Chhatisgargh Mukti Morcha, Adivasi Mukti Sangathan ,Manthan Adhyayan Kendra,Lok Samiti (U.P.) , Sandarbh Tarashi, Muskan, Baghel Khan Adivasi Morcha , Bargi dam displaced peoples , etc.. association participated some of who are well reputed the objective in their approach to social issues . the candidates who are contesting the state assembly elections are asked by the Adivasi folks to declare their agendas soon in this connections.