Open Letter to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Ex-Civil Servants Demand Immediate Halt to “Fake Consent” Mining in Rayagada

Open Letter to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Ex-Civil Servants Demand Immediate Halt to “Fake Consent” Mining in Rayagada

In a strongly worded open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, 81 retired senior civil servants from the All-India and Central Services have urged immediate intervention to stop what they describe as the “wrongful dispossession” of tribal forest lands in Rayagada district, Odisha. The group, known as the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), accuses authorities of bypassing […] The post Open Letter to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Ex-Civil Servants Demand Im…

Police action in Odisha’s Rayagada district condemned, Adivasi rights paramount: CCG

A collective of former civil servants belonging to the All-India Services and the Central Services, the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) has in an Open Letter to the President of India condemned Odisha police’s wrongful dispossession of Adivasi lands in the state and violent action against protesting tribals/Adivasis. The letter dated April 19, draws the attention of President, Draupadi Murmu to “disturbing media reports showing police personn…