Organized corruption in paddy procurement in Chhattisgarh

Prakash Gupta from Chhattisgarh is telling us about an organized corruption in Paddy procurement in Surguja district. He says the mandis are charging around Rs 4025 per 100 quintal of buying on various fraudulent excuses. One can imagine the extent of corruption when the total buy is more than 150 lakh tonne in the district. He requests us to call Commissioner of Surguja MS Paikra at 09425262800 about this organized corruption patronized by higher officials. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Posted on: Nov 30, 2011. Tags: CHHATTISGARH PRAKASH GUPTA

Villagers dying of no food for exposing PDS corruption!

Khuturam Sunani is telling us that I had told you about the story of Kuliadongri village on this platform where villagers had caught an officer siphoning off PDS subsidized ration. The officer was jailed. To punish for this act the entire panchayat has not been given subsidized rice for last 5 months and a 27 year old boy called Laxman had died of malnutrition. There are more in similar situations and human rights commissions should enquire the situation. For more Sunani ji can be reached at 09437657625

Posted on: Nov 30, 2011. Tags: FOOD KHUTURAM SUNANI

Farmers yet to get crop failure compensation from 2009-10

Barun Sunani from Nuapada district of Odisa says after bad crops in 2009-10 administration had agreed to a compensation to farmers. But now 2011 is coming to an end and not more than 5% farmers have got their compensation. Farmers are running from pillar to post to get that money and are wasting their time which can help them. For more Sunani Ji can be reached at 09668676810

Posted on: Nov 29, 2011. Tags: Barun Sunani

Baiga adivasis travel 30 kms to get subsidized ration

Chandrakant from Chanta village in Kabirdham district says this adivasi village has its subsidized ration shop 30 kms away and the Baiga, Gond adivasis need to travel through steep hills to get their ration. Repeated complaint to officers have not helped. But subsidized ration is not the only problem here. There is a NREGA work going on in the village where law is not being adhered to. For more Chandrakant can be reached at 09755361770

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011. Tags: CHANDRAKANT FOOD RATION CARD

Appeal for support to release anti Posco leader Abhay Sahoo

Mr Das from Odisha says Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti sasy as you know our leader Abhay Sahoo was arrested and people from all over the country should stand up to support this fight against capturing our land for industry. We do farming on this land and we do not want to give this land. All the people who support justice should try for release of our leader Abhay Sahoo. For more Mr Das can be reached at 09776422848

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011. Tags: D Das

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