Ground Report From Bengal: The Story Of How A Large Tribal Pocket Bordering Bangladesh Turned From Red To Saffron
by Jaideep Mazumdar - Apr 23, 2021 10:01 AM Joyel Murmu campaigning in Habibpur. (Twitter) Snapshot The BJP started making inroads in Habibpur in the 1990s when the Scheduled Castes were the first to turn saffron. For nearly seven decades, more than 1 lakh tribals of Habibpur Assembly segment in Bengalâs Malda district have been waiting for the promise of âliberationâ to come true. âLiberationâ from poverty, hunger, disease, unemployment, illiteracy and backwardness. ...
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