in the name of Agency land cases and to see that the compensation was paid for them . They began trying the cases and even in the cases which were disposed in favour of the adivasis in the District courts . They kept the adivasis in dark about these deeds . But the adivai people had smelt it . They had become parties to all these cases through the legal cell of ILTD . In the meanwhile , the land Acquisition authorities had mentioned in the Award that Rs 22 crores be kept with the Polavaram Project Authority till the question to whom the compensation for the disputed Kondamodalu lands was to be paid was settled . The Land Acquisition Officer and the Judge of the Land Transfers Court happened to be one and the same . So he sought to give away the money to the non-adivasis . The adivasis understood this . So they took this impending danger to the notice of State Director , the Girijan Welfare . The Director of Girijan Welfare had issued the orders that the non-adivasis must not be paid the compensation immediately even if the verdicts in the L . T . R courts come against the adivasis . But the Special Deputy Collector , Land Acquisitions was so blatant that he thought of giving away the money to the landlords . Instead of depositing it with the Project Authority and without the knowledge of higher officials , he deposited Rs , 22 crores in his personal account in the Korukonda branch of SBI . He paid illegally Rs 4cr . 81 lakhs to 10 non-adivasis on 20,21 July of 2019 . On suspicion , the adivasis sought to know the facts under the Right to Information Act which exposed the real story . The higher authorities are telling that they had set up “ a Commission into this scandal and ordered for a suitable action against those responsible for it .” But the adivasis are demanding the govt . that Rs 4.81 Crores must be seized immediately and the officers and non-adivasis responsible for it must be punished . THE EXPERIENCE TELLS : THE STRUGGLE IS THE ONLY WAY !
Thus , the land struggle which began in 1969 is continuing even today . But it had changed its form . No struggle on land is going on today . It is going on in the form of repulsing the conspiracies that are being hatched in the dark rooms , changing the papers and
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Comrades in deep sorrow and grief . But we must bear it and carry forward the tasks he left for us .
Com . P . K . Shahi ( Delhi ), the CCM said : My association with Com . Jaswant is relatively short in duration . Yet , we were immensely influenced by his commitment and political maturity and this will continue to inspire us for long .
Com . Gunalan ( Tamil Nadu ), the CCM said : Com . Jaswant ’ s demise has thrown all the revolutionary ranks in Tamil Nadu into deep sorrow and grief . Owing to Covid conditions , we could not gather at a place and hold the Memorial Meeting . Yet , we have selected a village in rural area where we have a peasant mass base and held the Memorial Meeting there .
22 through bribes , corrupt , and illegal means . It is going on to protect the legal rights of the adivasis on lands . The land struggle today is linked with the ongoing struggle for a comprehensive rehabilitation of people .
Thus , in 50 years ’ long history , the Girijana Sangham and its leadership are carrying on an unflinching struggle . The leader like Com . Nakka Moshe ( Somaiah ) sacrificed everything for the people . The Martyr Com . Manam Rama Rao stood as a great support to the adivasi movement when the police firings were taking place in Kondamodalu . The committed leaders like Com . Jaswantha Rao , the adivasi leaders like Comrades Kundla Ganga Raju , Vejju Rami Reddy , Gorre Laxmamma , Kamala , who had taken birth and grown in the movement and worked as cadre and artiste , Vanjam Kannamma , Chintala Peddi Reddy and similarly many women and men adivasi elders and teen agers , the intimate friends like Com . Kondu kishtaiah and Surapaneni Sambaiah and Dr . B . D . Sharma , the close friend of adivasi people are no more now . But we can never forget their work for the adivasi people and movement . In this context , we pay our homages to all of them .
The October and November are crucial months in the struggle of adivasi people for lands . Comrades Koranna , Manganna ( Oct ’ 31 ) in Srikakulam ; Com . Karam Parvathi ( Nov ’ 4 ) in Manugopula ; Com . Jenni Tirupathi ( Nov ’ 17 ) in Duggeru became Martyrs . Their sacrifices do not go in vain . Let us pay our Red salutes to all the revolutionary leaders who became Martyrs in the course of revolutionary work to end the exploitation and oppression , the cruel rule of landlords , comprador bourgeoisie and imperialists and establish a New Democratic System in our Country . Let us march ahead to realize the aims of our Martyrs . Red Salutes to Martyrs ! Long Live the Movements for Land and New Democracy !! October 30 , 2020
AGENCY GIRIJANA SANGHAM Affiliated to RYTHU COOLI SANGHAM [ ANDHRA PRADESH ]
Com . Prasadanna ( TS ), the CCM said : Com . Jaswant had higher education in Medicine . But he rejected all opportunities to lead a comfortable life and carried on revolutionary work for more than 5 decades . This is quite inspiring . My Red Salutes to Com . Jaswant .
Com . Chittipati Venkate-shwarlu , the AP state leader , CPI ( ML ) ND said : Com . Jaswantha Rao ’ s demise is a serious loss not only to the CPI ( ML ) Party , but also to all the CR ranks . Especially , in the present conditions when many intellectuals and even various parties are theorizing and propagating that there is no feudalism today , capitalism is continuing in India and , therefore , we are left with the task of socialism .
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