Museum for tribal martyrs soon: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that tribals who made sacrifices for the country’s freedom were not given their rightful place in the Indian history.
Paying rich tributes to the local Gond king Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah, who were blown up by a cannon by the British on September 18, 1858 for leading uprising against its rule, on the occasion of their 164th martyrdom at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, Mr Shah said that history has overlooked the contributions made by the tribals martyred for the cause of Independence.
He vowed to ensure that the tribals who made sacrifices for freedom of the country got their due place in the Indian history.
The Union minister announced to set up ‘janjati’ (tribal) museums at several places in the country where tribal martyrs would find place and people will come to know about their contribution.
He said that nine such museums would be established in the country at a cost of `200 crore.
Mr Shah said that Congress always tried to use tribals as its vote bank and attempted to divide them for electoral gains. The party was never interested in their development. He said that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had earmarked `4,200 crore in the Central budget for the tribals. However, the Narendra Modi government has hiked the budget for tribals to `7,900 crore.
“This clearly establishes BJP’s commitment for development of tribals”, he added.
Mr Shah also launched Ujjala-2 scheme announcing to provide nine lakh fresh cooking gas connections in the first phase. He said migrant labourers and the poor would be covered under the scheme.