Secure jharkhand


Secure Jharkhand – The Indian Tribal


Though Jharkhand was a part of Bihar until 2000, many had seen a need for separate statehood even before Independence.

The demand to separate the Chhotanagpur-Santhal Pargana belt was first made by Christian missionaries through a memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1928, which was turned down. “The church always supported a separate Jharkhand for better integrated growth of this area. We also approached the Simon Commission on this issue,” says Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas of Ranchi Archdiocese.

In 1936, the Adivasi Mahasabha became the first political outfit to call for a separate state, comprising tribal-dominated areas of Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.

When the first Congress ministry was formed in the elections of 1937, the missionaries made a new appearance through the Adivasi Mahasabha, which then got closer to Muslim League.

On May 15, 1943, Jawaharlal Nehru, during a visit to Jharkhand’s current capital, Ranchi, accused the Adivasi Mahasabha of supporting the British. He also said he did not like being dictated to by the Mahasabha.

In 1946, the Adivasi Mahasabha, with the help of the Muslim League, floated the idea of a sovereign Adibistan. After being defeated by nationalist forces in that year’s elections, the Mahasabha joined hands with the Bengal Muslim League, led by Hasen Subarwardy, and jointly addressed public meetings.

After Independence, although the Congress had decided to demarcate states on linguistic and cultural basis, Nehru discountenanced a separate Jharkhand state, arguing that it may threaten the country’s unity and integrity.

Interim president of the Constituent Assembly Sachidanand Sinha too maintained that this region had been under Bihar since the days of Mughal emperor Akbar, and under the direct rule of the Mauryan empire.

The statehood movement ran into rough weather after Jaipal Singh Munda-led AIJP merged with the Congress in 1963. While Munda became a Congress member in the Lok Sabha, his wife Jehanara represented Bihar in the Rajya Sabha.

Amid nationwide political turbulence thereafter, the Secure Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council was formed on July 30, 1995, with JMM chief Shibu Soren at its helm. This was seen as a major step towards formation of a separate Jharkhand state.

On July 17, 1997, under changed political circumstances and with Lalu Prasad and his ruling RJD on the backfoot, the Bihar Assembly passed the resolution to form a separate Jharkhand state. After much discussion, a new state was born on November 15, 2000.

Read more details please visit my website theindiantribal.com 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Young Achiever Dr Rehana Bashir

  Dr Rehana Bashir, a tribal girl from Salwah village located in the Mendhar tehsil of frontier Poonch district has come a long way in her brief journey of life. A qualified doctor, she cracked UPSC- 2018 examination by securing an AIR-187 and becoming the first Gujjar IAS officer from the region. After completing her training and mandatory probation period she is currently serving the people of West Bengal as Sub Divisional Officer, Dinhatta, Coochbehar. On August 15 Before joining her maiden field posting Dr Bashir also served as OSD in the Health and Family Welfare Department, West Bengal. She was part of the team of IAS officers who were chiefly responsible for the successful implementation of the National Health Mission.   Speaking exclusively to The Indian Tribal Dr Rehana Bashir talked about her journey and the challenges she faced. She also shared her vision and how she is trying to learn new things in life while discharging her part of the duties. My civil servi...
Read more

Curtains Come Down On Aadi Mahotsav With Considerable PVTG Participation

Image
  The 15-day National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital concluded on February 27, registering sales of over Rs 3 crore,  THE INDIAN TRIBAL  reports February 28, 2023 A Glimpse Of A Cultural Presentation At The Closing Ceremony Of Aadi Mahotsav At National Stadium, Delhi New Delhi Aadi Mahotsav, organised from February 16-27, concluded on Monday with Arjun Munda, Minister for Tribal Affairs, Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Labour & Employment, and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and MP M C Mary Kom, Brand Ambassador, TRIFED-Tribes India, in attendance.  “Tribals have been conserving and preserving natural resources since time immemorial. They are the protectors of environment which is the need of the hour in view of global warming and climate change. In such a situation, the tribals have crucial role to pay with their nature and environment friendly way of life,” Munda said. The Union Tribal Affairs Minister...
Read more