Why JMM’s politics over Jharkhand domicile policy has BJP in a fix
New Delhi: Who are the real inhabitants of Jharkhand? It’s been an issue since the days of Jharkhand’s birth and has the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tied in knots again. Twice, the BJP has burnt its fingers over this sensitive matter in the eastern state which was carved out of Bihar in 2000 during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule.
Now, the Hemant Soren government has promised to implement the 1932 Khatiyan (land survey) to determine domicile of inhabitants in order to polarise adivasis (tribals) and mulnivasis (early settlers from non-tribal communities).
Among the seven poll guarantees of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance are the promise to implement the 1932 based Khatiyan policy and the Sarna Dharam Code as well as fixing the reservations for Ot...