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2007-12-30 India-Pakistan

Christians move to camps to avoid Hindu attacks

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Posted by Fred 2007-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

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Posted by newc">newc 2007-12-30 00:32|| 2007-12-30 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The issue here is the politicians stirring up the locals by using the Christians as a target for all the pent up anger. It keeps the locals from looking at (and running off) the politicians who are living well while screwing the people and their area with socialist policies.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-12-30 10:59|| 2007-12-30 10:59|| Front Page Top

#3 This seems to have flared up in September...

Communal trouble brewing up in Kandhmal district

Tense situation prevails as Kui tribals and Pana harijans are on collision course

Pana harijans want to be identified as Kui tribals

Kui tribals warn government of violent clashes

Posted by john frum 2007-12-30 17:02|| 2007-12-30 17:02|| Front Page Top

#4 The Kui tribals are the ones who called for the 'Bandh' over Christmas.

Note what this is all really about... if the 'Pana' get recognized as "ST" (Scheduled Tribe), they will cut into the ST affirmative action quota monopolized by the 'Kui'.

Into this morass of Indian entitlement politics, you have two groups of outside activists ... Hindu and Christian

Posted by john frum 2007-12-30 17:16|| 2007-12-30 17:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Under the latest forest act passed by the Indian parliament (but yet to be proclaimed) there are additional advantages to being a "tribal" instead of a "dalit".
As "indigenous people" they get land rights to vast areas of forest - logging, mining revenue etc.
Environmentalists are opposed to the law , believing it will result in widespread destruction of forests as land previously protected is opened up for tribal use.
Other activists support the law, believing the tribals are the traditional custodians of the land and should benefit from "sustainable use" of it.

Posted by john frum 2007-12-30 17:20|| 2007-12-30 17:20|| Front Page Top

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