Adivasi leaders slam CM over delay in forest rights settlement, rehabilitation

Key Points

1. Tribal leaders in Hunsur protested the delay in recognizing forest rights.
2. 3,418 Adivasi families need rehabilitation as per the Muzaffar Assadi Committee report.
3. The Muzaffar Assadi Committee was formed based on a High Court directive.
4. Out of 7,000 applications for forest rights, 5,500 were rejected in Mysuru district.
5. S. Sreekanth of DEED highlighted the rejection of forest rights claims.
6. Adivasi leaders submitted memorandums in 2015 and 2025 to the Chief Minister.
7. The letter to the Chief Minister is dated November 19, 2025.
8. The Chief Minister visited H.D. Kote on November 12, 2024, where appeals were made.