Tribal Self-Rule

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“Enforce Tribal Self-Rule as enshrined in the Central Panchayat Raj Extension to Schedule areas (PESA) 1996 in the Scheduled areas of Odisha” has been the echo of 500 tribals gathering at people’s tribunal  held at Institute of Engineers , Bhubaneswar on 20th December 2013 organised by Indigenous peoples forum, Tribals from the different parts of Odisha deposed before the jury on the issues of tribal land alienation, spreading liquor shops, rampant mining, forceful displacement, non- recognition of the tribal language etc. They urged the government to obey the resolution of their Gram Sabha as defined in PESA 1996. 
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