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===Ruled by fear=== | ===Ruled by fear=== | ||
Back in 1977, after the first Left Front government took power in West Bengal, entire villages were freed from the control of [[Jotedar|jotedars]], or landlords, by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers.<ref name=Hindu>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062659761000.htm |title=The Hindu, 26 June 2009,''Lalgarh: is it liberated or ruled by fear?: Is the violence in West Medinipur district really an adivasi uprising?'' |access-date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822171003/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062659761000.htm |archive-date=22 August 2010 |url-status= | Back in 1977, after the first Left Front government took power in West Bengal, entire villages were freed from the control of [[Jotedar|jotedars]], or landlords, by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers.<ref name=Hindu>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062659761000.htm |title=The Hindu, 26 June 2009,''Lalgarh: is it liberated or ruled by fear?: Is the violence in West Medinipur district really an adivasi uprising?'' |access-date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822171003/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062659761000.htm |archive-date=22 August 2010 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> | ||
Income poverty and deprivation continue to exist throughout the region — but land reform has given [[adivasi]]s a level of freedom and security their counterparts in the rest of India do not enjoy. | Income poverty and deprivation continue to exist throughout the region — but land reform has given [[adivasi]]s a level of freedom and security their counterparts in the rest of India do not enjoy. | ||