Close to 100 landless tribal families under the aegis of the Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha (AGM) have resumed their land agitation at Pambra, near Irulalam, in Wayanad on Wednesday, after an interval of two decades, in protest against the alleged denial of justice to tribespeople.
AGM leader M. Geethanandan told The Hindu that the alleged apathy of the government in providing land to the tribal families who had involved in the Muthanga agitation led to the agitation.
Mr. Geethanandan said the organisation had called off its ‘Nilpu Samaram’ (standing protest) in front of the Secretariat, after the government promised to fulfil its demands. The demands included a rehabilitation package for tribal families involved in the Muthanga agitation and compensation for tribal children and other victims who had been arrested in connection with the agitation.
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