Does Raising Questions on the Rights of Adivasis Make Me a 'Deshdrohi'?
Does Raising Questions on the Rights of Adivasis Make Me a âDeshdrohi'? How questioning the validity, legality and justness of several steps taken by the government and the ruling class led to being charged with sedition. A Pathalgadi meeting. Credit: Nandini Sundar Rights05/Jul/2021 This short note was written by Fr Stan Swamy after the Jharkhand authorities filed a case of sedition against him for supporting the Adivasi Pathalgadi movement in July 2018. The charges, registered under the BJP regime, were eventually revoked after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha led by Hemant Soren came to pow...