Land question: Issue of tribal livelihood in India

It seems that fair distribution of land is not possible through mere legislative measures. The law, however well framed cannot succeed in the absence of a vigilant public opinion and active sociopolitical organization to help the underprivileged assert their rights over land. This confirms Gandhi's remark that "…the Congress will commit suicide if its attention is solely devolved to legislative work. Swaraj will never come that way. Swaraj can only come through an all-round consciousness of mass". Despite the fact that laws have been enacted, repealed, amended and enforced to check alienation thousands of acres of land has been transferred from tribals to non-tribals through legal and illegal means.