Amit Shah addresses 'Janjati Sanskritik Samagam' in New Delhi in Birsa Munda's 150th birth anniversary year
On 24 May 2026 Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 'Janjati Sanskritik Samagam' in New Delhi, held in the 150th birth anniversary year of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and said tribal communities had been kept outside the UCC in Gujarat and Uttarakhand.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was chief guest at the 'Janjati Sanskritik Samagam' in New Delhi, organised in the 150th birth anniversary year of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. He recalled Birsa Munda's Ulgulan movement against British rule. Addressing concerns about the Uniform Civil Code, he said no provision of the UCC would be imposed on tribal communities, and that the UCC implemented in Gujarat and Uttarakhand has special provisions keeping all tribal communities outside its purview. He also said PESA is reaching tribal villages in their own languages through the PESA Cell.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 24 May 2026, New Delhi
- Occasion
- 150th birth anniversary year of Bhagwan Birsa Munda
- Chief guest
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Recalled
- Birsa Munda's Ulgulan movement
- On UCC
- Tribal communities kept outside UCC in Gujarat and Uttarakhand; no UCC provision to be imposed on them
- PESA
- PESA Cell taking the law to villages in tribal languages
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The 'Janjati Sanskritik Samagam' addressed by Amit Shah in New Delhi on 24 May 2026 was organised in the 150th birth anniversary year of:
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Correct answer: B — Bhagwan Birsa Munda
The Samagam was organised on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary year of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
According to Home Minister Amit Shah (May 2026), in which two States has the Uniform Civil Code been implemented with special provisions keeping tribal communities outside its purview?
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Correct answer: C — Gujarat and Uttarakhand
Shah said the UCC has been implemented in Gujarat and Uttarakhand with special provisions keeping all tribal communities outside its purview.
Consider the following statements about Amit Shah's address at the Janjati Sanskritik Samagam (May 2026): 1. He recalled Birsa Munda's Ulgulan movement against British rule. 2. He said UCC provisions would be extended to tribal communities in the coming years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
He recalled the Ulgulan movement; he said no provision of the UCC would be imposed on tribal communities, so statement 2 is wrong.