Ekta Parishad’s vision is an India where every person has secure and equal access to land, forest and water resources. An India where one’s tribe or caste has no bearing on one’s right to the dignity that land ownership and control over natural resources offers and where community based economic systems enable local self-sufficiency. A pro-poor model of development and a national land reform policy that puts the rights of marginalized and vulnerable communities at the forefront of its design is essential for the people of India to enjoy the constitutional rights guaranteed to each citizen. Ekta Parishad’s vision for the future of India is one of hope and faith that the tenets of Gandhi’s philosophy will ensure that the rights of marginalized and vulnerable communities are no longer brushed aside.
Ekta Parishad’s mandate is to promote cooperation among central, state and local governments, social organizations and traditional leaders so that equitable land reform policies can be implemented at the village level. Ekta Parishad will achieve this mandate by adhering to the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and non-violent civil disobedience and by working as a people’s movement to promote global awareness and cooperation.   Ekta Parishad aims to inspire national and international commitments to solve these problems by following the principles of truth and non-violence. Our role is to hold those in power accountable; to ensure that the marginalized people of the world be given a platform to voice their concerns and be heard. A people’s struggle that is united across borders has the power to inspire change that will give all people the right to determine the course of their own destiny.
The principles that guide Ekta Parishad’s actions are;
•       Working within the framework of truth and non-violence at all levels of action.
•       Ensuring that women and traditional tribal and Dalit leaders head the campaign for land reform.
•       Inspiring equitable social, economic and political changes for the benefit of the masses.
•       Supporting and strengthening traditional and local leadership.
•       Promoting peaceful mass mobilization at the grass roots level.
•       Promoting community based governance, local self reliance and responsible governance at the local, state   Â
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•       Promoting the integration of land, water and forest rights and equitable natural resource management in the
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