The case of the local people's grievance against the mining of iron ore for the Bhilai steel plant from Rowghat in the reserved forest area of Ch hat ti sga rh, a Fifth Schedule Area, is just one more example of the infringement of constitutional rights and guarantees. It also portends what is to come with the polity poised to take a decisive right-wing turn.

Ajay Vishwas Dandekar

(SoHSS) School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Kaveri Gill

International Relations and Governance Studies

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