1.0Centre for Social Justicehttps://www.centreforsocialjustice.netrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.centreforsocialjustice.net/how-the-act-governing-the-statue-of-unity-area-violates-the-constitution-and-the-pesa-act">How the Act governing the Statue of Unity area violates the Constitution and the PESA Act</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.centreforsocialjustice.net/how-the-act-governing-the-statue-of-unity-area-violates-the-constitution-and-the-pesa-act/embed" width="600" height="338" title="“How the Act governing the Statue of Unity area violates the Constitution and the PESA Act” — Centre for Social Justice" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>The provisions take away the autonomy of the tribal population to manage resources. The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Act, 2019 (SoU Act) was enacted to develop the area around the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to promote tourism in the Narmada district of Gujarat. It is, however, mired with draconian provisions … Continue reading ""https://www.centreforsocialjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/img_2092-1-1.jpg