Jhabua News: Election campaign poster insults tribal community, memorandum submitted to Collector on objection

Petlawad, (Naiduniya News). For voter awareness regarding the Lok Sabha elections, the District Administration Jhabua has released a poster for publicity to increase the awareness about voting among the voters in the Lok Sabha elections.

Bhil Pradesh Mukti Morcha created ruckus

Regarding this, Bhil Pradesh Mukti Morcha, a tribal social organization active in the area, reached the SDM office in Petlawad and lodged an objection. getting things done, State Convener of Bhil Pradesh Mukti Morcha Unit Madhya Pradesh, Dharmendra Damor said that we, all the officials, workers and members of the social organization respect and follow the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections.

Created and released in the name of District Election Officer Jhabua. The poster was featured in the publicity material in the name of Election Kaka. The picture is of the crowned Baba Budwa-Motani Badadev, the worshipable god of religion and culture of the Bhil community.

Also, the picture published in the name of Election Kaki is a picture of a Bhili woman in the attire of Bhili culture. In both the pictures released and circulated, animal parts including the mouths of wild animals have been included in the poster pictures.

He said that both these created and released poster materials have grossly insulted the great folk culture of the Bhil community. In the cultural events and Bhagoria Haats organized in the Bhil cultural area located in Western India, Bhil youth, dressed as crowned Baba Budva-Motadhani-Badadev, perform traditional dance with dedication on the melodious beats of the drum. The picture shown in the released poster.

insulted like this

By tampering with the original form of Bhili folk art by adding mouths, body parts etc. of wild animals to it, the great Bhili folk culture has been grossly insulted, which is unacceptable to the entire tribal community including the Bhil community.

A case should be filed. Officials of Bhil Pradesh Morcha said that this act reflects the prejudiced mentality of a non-tribal officer or employee against the tribal and Bhili culture. This area is famous for the tribal Bhili folk tradition, customs and culture. The Bhil community including the entire tribal community living in the area is hurt by this poster and is feeling insulted.

A case of Atrocity Act should be filed against the person, officer-employee involved in designing the picture, under the Scheduled Caste-Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act. He met Collector Neha Meena and submitted a memorandum regarding this matter. On this occasion, state convenor of Bhil Pradesh Mukti Morcha-Unit Madhya Pradesh Dharmendra Damor, district in-charge of social unit Sandeep Wahunia etc. were present.