ग्राम, पोस्ट-कोटया, थाना-प्रतापपुर, जिला-सूरजपुर (छत्तीसगढ़) से मेवालाल देवांगन एक गीत सुना रहे हैं :
कोइलारी जाबो गा रुपिया कमाए बर कोइलारी जाबो-
कोने हर मूड-मुड़ावे कोने हर दाढ़ी-
कोने हर छटा ले बंगाली, कोइलारी जाबो-
लरिका हर मूड-मुडावे, बुढवा हर दाढ़ी-
नौडा हर छटा ले बंगाली, कोइलारी जाबो-
कोटया में कब ले आगे कोईला खदान...

All the coal companies and electricity producers who came here over the years have worked only for their own benefit and have destroyed the lives of local farmers and adivasis like me says a farmer in 5th Coal Satyagraha in Raigarh Chhattisgarh to Rajendra Gupta. He says now we have decided to do mining ourselves and will do mining in such a way that it helps all the farmers and locals. This is the second day of Satyagraha and Gupta says he will keep reporting live from ground. Rajendra Gupta@9993891275

Rajendra Gupta is reporting live from Coal Satyagraha in Gare village in Tamnar block of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. He says this is 5th Coal Satyagraha and he helps us listen to the main demands o the meeting which says Govt is saying more than 100,000 ton of coal is lying after being excavated and there is no buyer for electricity also so why is Govt not bringing a moratorium on coal mining and continue to destroy forest and people’s lives. They should first compensate the people before more mining. Gupta@9993891275

Rajendra Gupta from Tamnar in Raigarh Chhattisgarh is telling us about Coal Satyagraha organised in Gare village there on 1st and 2nd October. This Satyagraha started in 2012 and is happening every year since. Supreme Court has given rights to land owners over mineral beneath their land and the people assembled during the Satyagraha will also discuss about it. Many participants from many people’s organisation from all over the country will participate in the Satyagraha. Gupta@9993891275

Rajendra Gupta is visiting Khurusnega village in Tamnar block of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where an old man has died in a road accident. People allege that hundreds of trucks are crossing their rural road who are transporting coal for Jindal power plant. It has destroyed the road and water, crops and whole area is filled with dust. Very difficult to walk on the road. Complaint to officers don’t help. Please call Collector@07762222103, SDM@7587724910 and Thana in charge@8305902026. Gupta@9993891275