Himachal Pradesh: Remove ‘unjust’ criteria for contesting PRI polls, various groups demand The groups have alleged that people from several marginalised communities in the state have been unjustly declared encroachers of forest or government land due to incomplete implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006. December 22, 2020 10:26:37 pm A peaceful transfer of power would be a milestone for Niger, which has experienced four coups since gaining independence from France in 1960. Fourteen organisations and individuals in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday jointly demanded the withdrawal of an eligibility condition, which bars anyone who has encroached on government land from contesting the upcoming panchayat elections in the state.