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In 2016–2017, the Raghubar Das ministry was seeking amendments to the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949. These two original laws had safeguarded the rights of the tribal communities on their land. According to the existing laws the land transactions could only be done between the tribals. The new amendments gave the tribals the right to allow the government to make commercial use of the tribal land and to take the tribal land on lease. The proposed bill amending the existing law had been approved by the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The bills were sent to Murmu for approval in November 2016. [5] [6]

The tribal people had strongly objected to the proposed law. During the Pathalgardi rebellion, protests were held against the proposed amendments to the tenancy acts. [7] In one incident the protests turned violent and the tribals abducted the security detail of BJP MP Karia Munda. Police responded with violent crackdown on the tribals, that caused the death of a tribal man. Criminal cases were filed against more than 200 people including the tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy. Murmu, was criticized for her soft stand on police aggression against tribals during the movement. Being a tribal herself, Murmu was expected to speak up to the government in support of the tribals but it did not happen, and instead she appealed to the Pathalgarhi agitation leaders to repose faith in the constitution. [5]

Murmu had received total of 192 memorandums against the amendments in the bill. [5] Then opposition leader Hemant Soren had said that the BJP government wanted to acquire tribal land through the two amendment Bills for the benefit of corporates. Opposition parties Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and others had put intense pressure against the bill. [7] On 24 May 2017, Murmu relented and refused to give assent to the bills and returned the bill to the state government along with the memorandums she had received. The bill was later withdrawn in August 2017. [5]

2019 Lok Sabha elections

He was one of the few elderly leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party who was denied a ticket for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. [8]

Notes

  1. "Munda meets Vajpayee: PTI". The Rediff. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Vajpayee ruffles feathers with reshuffle". The Rediff. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Dissent breaks out in BJP's Jharkhand unit". The Rediff. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. "BJP Jharkhand unit divided over CM issue". The Rediff. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Tribal activists expect Droupadi Murmu to be assertive as President". www.telegraphindia.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. "Explained: What is the Pathalgadi movement, and what is JMM govt's stand on it?". The Indian Express. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 Tewary, Amarnath (13 April 2018). "The Pathalgadi rebellion". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. Joshua, Anita (9 June 2009). "Karia Munda is Deputy Speaker". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

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Kariya Munda
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
8 June 2009 18 May 2014