100 kilometres from Kondamodalu . The forest department used to harass them by burning their villages complaining that they migrated here from Odisha and Chhattisgarh . All political parties are present in Chintur and Bhadrachalam areas . But the Gutti Koyas of that area instead of approaching them used to come to Kondamodalu for protection from dangers that they encounter . The Sangham supplied them with clothes , medicines , food grains , seeds and activists also to work in their area .
This is the practical answer to those critics who always complain that Kondamodalu movement did not expand all these years .
In this period several political disputes with different revolutionary forces had arisen . The disputes were with Tudum Debba group in West Godavari , CPI ( M . L ) -Prajapandha group in Devipatnam area and with Maoists in Chintur . Maoists and local pettandars had killed six adivasis by branding them as police informers . In all the disputes the Agency Girijana Sangham decided to limit to the internal discussion with revolutionary groups . Moreover , the Sangham decided to take these disputes to the democrats and request them to interfere in solving them . As a policy matter the Sangham gave replies publicly only to the public accusations of the comrades belonging to other groups .
As the Adivasi movement was extending from Kondamodalu to other different parts , in 1992 C . P . I ( M . L .) -Janasakthi party was formed with the unity of seven revolutionary groups . The people of agency heartily welcomed the unity of revolutionary groups . At that time in the plain area of East Godavari district severe repression took place because of certain actions of the leadership . Leaders were arrested under TADA . Generally , activists go to agency area from other areas . But in support of the party and the people , the adivasi activists came to work in the 14 villages of the plain areas . People behaved in a very balanced way during that period of splits . They faced the splits and at the same time followed the principles of unity . At the time of repression when so many people were sent to Kondamodalu in the name of shelter the adivasis bore the burden of looking after their welfare including their financial necessities . Some leaders sent activists to disrupt the Kondamodalu movement . The adivasis educated them with proper politics and sent them back . Though those leaders commented negatively that the Sangham itself is turned into a landlord , the adivasis took note of them and took precautions from splits with the support of the leadership of that area . Thus , they protected the movement and extended it .
In addition to this , in 1999 Comrade Jenni Tirupati became a Martyr in Duggeru of Vizianagaram district while resisting the landlords . The repression that was let loose at that time resulted in the imprisonment of 72 activists and many other adivasis . At that time the activists and people of Kondamodalu went to Duggeru area and supported them by going around all the villages .
In this way by 2004 there was an extension programme of the activities of the Sangham from Dondapudi of Polavaram area to Chintur of Khammam district and in various villages of East and West Godavari and Khammam districts . In 1998 elections a team of 100 male and female youth did propaganda supporting the MCPI leader Comrade Murla Yerrayya Reddy as a candidate for Bhadrachalam parliamentary constituency .
It is necessary to inform the role played by the people of this area under the leadership of the Sangham . Right from 1986 floods to 2006 they prepared the people to face the floods with proper precautions and did not wait for the charity of others . The Sangham prepared them in such a way that they helped one another with great self-confidence while facing the natural calamities . The political awareness created among them by the Sangham made the adivasis to take relief measures in protecting the victims of Mantur boat tragedy . They immediately spread the news of the tragedy to the outside world and took all kinds of measures to help the victims . Several people congratulated the brave deeds of the youth on the occasion under the leadership of Comrade Veerapu Reddy . 2004 - Construction of Polavaram Project - the Struggles for Land - Movement for Rehabilitation :
The Congress party came into power in 2004 . The construction of Polavaram project was started as a part of Jalayagnam . Now certain changes took place in the strength of Adivasi struggles for land . In every village in tribal areas , there are social contradictions between tribals due to blood relations , locals and outsiders etc . W hen the outsiders do not interfere , these contradictions flare up at the time of the production of palm wine or toddy . Again , these contradictions subside as soon as the rains come and agricultural work commences . But the landlord class after entering the agency made these contradictions antagonistic and made use of them for their selfish advantages . The friendly contradictions were converted into antagonistic contradictions . They divided the adivasis into two or three groups in each and every village . The basis of the contradictions between landlords and the people is in the exploitation of adivasis . A kind of unity resulted among the adivasis in the process of their struggles for land and contradictions among them disappeared as revolutionary girijan movement entered in the agency . Even then some of the girijans were away from land struggles or remained neutral .
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