We write to you at a critical juncture for Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), West Singhbhum (Jharkhand), and adjoining areas where the constitutional rights and the very lives of Adivasi communities are under unprecedented and immediate threat. Since January 2024, due to dramatic escalation in militarisation and intensified Operations in Bastar alone, over 400 people have been killed, including civilians and children, with many of these deaths alleged to be fake encounters. As the constitutional head of state


