Thousands of Poor in India March to Protest Corporate Land Grabs

Thousands of Poor in India March to Protest Corporate Land Grabs
The battle over land rights in India has intensified in recent
years. Whole segments of Indian society – mostly poor indigenous tribes - claim
their land is slowly being taken by powerful development groups that plan to use
it for Industrial Townships and special economic zones. In a move to counter
this unhindered development, some 25-thousand poor tribe members from various
parts of India have been marching to Delhi. They hope to press the government
for an equitable solution in order to avoid the displacement of thousands. Binu
Alex reports from western India