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BJP joins chorus against tribal eviction order, to petition against verdict

BJP follows Rahul Gandhi in asking party-ruled states to file plea against SC orders for evicting 1.89 million tribals and forest-dwellers

Amit Shah
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Nitin Sethi New Delhi
Two days after Rahul Gandhi asked Congress-governed state governments to file a review petition against the Supreme Court order to evict 1.89 million tribal and other forest-dwelling families, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has followed suit. Party president, Amit Shah tweeted, saying, “I have spoken to all CMs of BJP ruled states in the situation arising out of the Supreme Court's order on eviction of tribals living in forest areas. The states will be soon filing review petition and care will be taken to safeguard the rights of our tribals and prevent eviction.”

Amit Shah stopped short of saying that

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