Carve out Bhil Pradesh from 49 dists of 4 states: Tribals at Banswara rally
Banswara: Lakhs of tribals from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan gathered at Mangarh Dham on Thursday and demanded formation of Bhil Pradesh by combining 49 districts of Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
In the cultural mega rally, speakers told the tribals to follow a different religion instead of following Hinduism. Pawan Kumar of Dungarpur said that the tribals should not get misled by the Pandits.
Maneka Damor, founding member of Adivasi Parivar, said that women and girls of the tribal society should focus on education.
Other speakers said that their demand should be met. Speakers also pressed for implementing the Fifth Schedule in the Tribal Sub-Plan area at the local level and giving reservation to the tribals.
