Jharkhand CM Defends Separate Religion For Tribes

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Not "Hindu", not "Christian", not "Other". Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren says tribal communities need a new religious category to preserve their cultural heritage.

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00:00Adivasi was never a Hindu, nor is he today.

00:30Adivasi was never a Hindu, nor is he today.

01:01Adivasi was never a Hindu, nor is he today.

01:05He is a naturalist.

01:08Our culture, our way of worship, everything is completely different from him.

01:15It is a customary system.

01:18And this is why we count in Adivasi.

01:21We count in indigenous people.

01:24In our country, there are different arrangements for Adivasis in the constitution.

01:31The 5th, 6th and 6th sections are already demarcated.

01:37There is a Tribal Welfare Ministry in the country.

01:41It also has ministers.

01:44There is a Tribal Council.

01:46It is also managed in the country.

01:51But today, the Tribals are not being accepted as a Tribal.

01:59This is a matter of great concern.

02:01At times, Adivasis were known as indigenous people.

02:06At times, they were known as animists.

02:08At times, they were known as Tribals.

02:10Many names were changed.

02:13And recently, they used to be counted in Adarsh.

02:18And now, they will not be able to go to Adarsh.

02:21Because the central government has decided to remove the Adarsh column in the constitution.

02:27And because of this, there is a lot of tension between the Tribals in our state.

02:34The ministry was made, the councils were made, the projects were made.

02:38Budgeting was done.

02:39But there has been no step taken by the government to give them identification.

02:46The demand has been sent to the central government to arrange a separate column for the Tribal people.

02:54So that they can preserve their traditional culture.

02:58Because they have a different heritage.

03:04They have a different identity.

03:06Today, the tribals see God in the trees of the jungles.

03:11In those jungles, the people of the country, the people of the outside world see wealth and money.

03:18And they are busy destroying those jungles.

03:21And today, the way the Adivasi Dalit, instead of moving forward,

03:30only a few people are able to fight.

03:34Because the system is so big, so tough,

03:38that we have to use these communities as our napkins and leave them.

03:49Sometimes I feel that if these people, if the STAC communities,

03:56which we see as a backward mentality in the country,

04:01so if this society moves forward,

04:04then who will be the driver in the house of the rich,

04:07who will do the work of their owner,

04:09who will be the cook in his house,

04:12who will be the doctor,

04:14this is also a matter of concern.

04:20The Adivasi Dalit Movement

04:23www.adivasi.org

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