Palghar long march: Won’t go home without land ownership, say protesters

Palghar long march: Won’t go home without land ownership, say protesters

Their demands include land ownership under Forest Rights Act, removal of smart meters, and cancellation of the Vadhavan project in Dahanu, a coastal region of Palghar.

‘Fighting for our existence’: In Maharashtra’s Palghar, huge protests against development plans

Fisherfolk and farmers fear they will lose their land and livelihoods to plans to build the Vadhvan port and a ‘fourth Mumbai’ in the district.

50,000 strong Adivasi, farmers march from Charoti to Palghar, hold indefinite dharna for land rights

Demanding community ownership rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and restitution of the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment programme (MNREGA), 50,000 women Adivasi and other farmers have been marching from Charoti to Palghar in Maharashtra with their demands. The key demands of this March are as follows: Rigorous implementation of the Forest Rights Act; Vesting of all temple, inaam and govt land in the name of the tillers; Restoration of MNRE…