Jyotiraditya Scindia remarked that though Congress opposed Droupadi Murmu, radical extended their enactment to her and she became the President.
The contributions of tribal leaders successful the Indian state question were ignored during the Congress regime, Union Minister for Communications and Development of Northeast Region Jyotiraditya Scindia said portion speaking astatine the state-level Janajatiya Gaurav Divas programme successful Agartala connected Friday.
However, the curate said since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to powerfulness successful 2014, the Union authorities has fixed owed designation to the tribal leaders by making them ministers, and Governors, among others.
Scindia remarked that though Congress opposed Droupadi Murmu, radical extended their enactment to her and she became the President.
“Birsa Munda fought against the British authorities and laid down his beingness for Bharat Mata. He is simply a leader to 140 crore radical successful India. He fought not lone for the tribal assemblage but for the full country,” helium said.
Later, the Union curate praised PM Modi’s tribal payment initiatives including the Rs 24,000-crore JANMAN Yojana to make 12,000 tribal-dominated villages.
He further said that the fig of Eklavya Model Residential Schools was raised from 10 to 500 nether PM Modi’s leadership.