Calcutta; There are signs of fresh restiveness among the tribals of Bihar and West Bengal. Krantikari Chhatra Yuba Morcha, an orgnisation of tribal students & youth, organised a conference at Chaibasa, Singhbhum, in Bihar where issues like the culture of Jharkhand, local problems and rural economy were discussed ..
Tribals of Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh have been demanding a separate Jharkhand State to preserve the “tribal indentity and ways of life”.
The State Government’s ban on foreign missionaries in the name of preventing the flow of foreign money into the country deprived the tribals of the chance to get better education & learn methods of self-employment. There was hardly any development in the tribal inhabited villages of Purulia, Bankura and Midnapore districts. (Hindu, Oct. 13)
