Overview

• Rajkumar Roat released a map proposing Bhil Pradesh across 49 districts in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
• Thousands gathered at a rally organised by Bhil Pradesh Mukti Morcha and Adivasi Parivar at Mangarh Dham under tight security
• On July 15, BAP and allied tribal groups submitted annual memoranda at local block offices across four states to press their statehood demand
• Party national president Mohan Lal Roat invoked Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution and examples like Telangana and Jharkhand to defend the proposal
• BJP leaders Rajendra Rathore and Laxmikant Bhardwaj criticised the plan as unconstitutional and a divisive threat to Rajasthan’s unity