Land to the Tillers has Become Land to the Tycoons: Jignesh Mevani

Newsclick and Communalism Combat talked to Jignesh Mevani about the challenges faced by the Dalits of Gujarat, during the Una struggle and how they have been able to keep up the momentum to fight for their rights. He informs that they were successful in getting the possession of some 300 acres of land recently when they threatened to prevent the “Vibrant Gujarati Global Investors Summit”. He was also critical of certain Dalit groups which do not project the radical views of Ambedkar on nationalisation of land, nationalisation of key industries etc. He also talked about the challenges before the Dalits across the country, in the current political context and on the need to forge larger alliances to defeat the right-wing forces.