[3] In one incident the protests turned violent and the tribals abducted the security detail of the BJP MP Karia Munda.

Criminal cases were filed against more than 200 people including the tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy.

[1] Then opposition leader Hemant Soren had said that the BJP government wanted to acquire tribal land through the two amendment Bills for the benefit of corporates.

If the person coerced is a member of a Scheduled Caste or tribe, a minor, or female, the prison term increases to four years.

The bill also made it mandatory for voluntary converts, to inform the Deputy Commissioner about their conversion, and to give full details about the circumstances.

[4] The amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, involved changes in the compensation duration and requirements for social impacts assessment.