Tribals stage protest in Bhubaneswar, call for implementation of PESA Act 

Hundreds of tribal people on Monday staged a protest demonstration at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding immediate implementation of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996.

Tribals staging demonstration

Hundreds of tribal people on Monday staged a protest demonstration at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding immediate implementation of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996.

Donning traditional attire, beating traditional drums, and displaying their weapons, hundreds of tribal people took out a massive rally from Master Canteen to the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar. Besides demanding the immediate implementation of the PESA Act, they asserted their right to forest land.