Tribal self rule
A major aspect of Saranda's Jal, Jangal, Jameen movement is the manki-munda system of self-governance in which the patriarch of the family becomes the head (munda) of the village. Anyone wanting to settle in a village has to request the munda to make them his subject. The mundas select a manki , who heads a cluster of villages. During the British era, the mundas and mankis had semi-judicial powers. The natives are resisting the introduction of the panchayati raj system. According to head of Kolhan Raksha Sangh (KRS) K C Himbrom, the government rules of 1968 have given manki-munda the right to govern Kolhan. KRS even took the issue to the UN and the Commonwealth. While Himbrom controls over 500 villages, Mora Munda
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