Adivasi-Dalit groups to launch campaign against ‘Land Reform 2.0’
A coalition of Adivasi and Dalit groups is organizing a campaign against the Kerala government's 'Land Reform 2.0' initiative. They fear the proposed legislation will favor corporate interests and undermine land ceiling laws, threatening the rights of landless communities.
Why it matters
The conflict reflects a significant tension between economic development policies and the protection of marginalized communities' land rights.
Adivasi and Dalit organisations are set to launch a campaign against the State government’s proposed reforms to land laws under its recently announced ‘Land Reform 2.0’ initiative, alleging that the move could pave the way for the concentration of land in the hands of large corporate interests.
The Ambedkarite Democratic Front (ADF), an umbrella organisation of more than 50 outfits, will organise a Dalit-Adivasi-Bahujan land rights convention in Kottayam on September 26 as part of the campaign. The convention will be held at the PWD Rest House from 10 a.m.
In a joint statement, ADF chairperson I.R. Sadanandan, working chairperson K. Ambujakshan, and general convener M. Geethanandan said the proposed second land reform should not result in the establishment of “feudal-corporate land ownership” in the State.
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