Indigenous people's demands
Indigenous leaders of northern districts yesterday urged the authorities concerned to introduce 'indigenous language' at primary education level to 'revamp' their culture. They also called for stringent steps against the killers of indigenous people and demanded justice. Jatiya Adivasi Parishad of Dinajpur unit placed the demands at a meeting here at Dinajpur Natya Samiti auditorium yesterday morning. Rabindra Nath Soren, secretary general of Jatiya Adivasi Parishad was present as chief guest at the programme. At the meeting the speakers demanded constitutional rights of the indigenous people. Eviction of indigenous people from their land and corruption at land settlement offices of the country should be stopped, they pointed out.
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