Sep 12, 2020
‘From big landlords down to small local centres of power like the postmaster, school headmaster or advocate,’ says a senior official, ‘many have taken part in the land grab. Earlier this often involved direct physical violence. But with the coming of the land survey, manipulation has gained importance. It can be more effective. The karamchari doing the survey is bribed. And he records the poor peasant’s lands as belonging to those who bribed him.’
P Sainath, 'Everybody Loves a Good Drought'
