Fighting for land with forest dept from 1975, Went to jail, Still have no land...

Chhotu Adivasi is visiting a village called Padvar in Banda block of Sagar district in MP. He meets old people of this village of 250 houses of dalits and adivasis. The old men tell him that they are fighting for their land against forest dept from 1975 which they had captured long back. Many had gone to jail but still they do not have any land. State is saying for some time now they will give land deeds but 10 have died without getting that. Chhotu Ji is at 08435117294

Posted on: Oct 07, 2013. Tags: CHHOTU ADIVASI FOREST LAND

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