Lakhan Singh is talking to us from Kosampali village in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. This village is next to a mines of Jindals. People have worked here on a NREGA road work and a pond digging from 4 months but no wages have been paid. People are trying to make an appeal for their village common property but the local officials told them that he will have to check with Jindals whether to accept the appeal. For more Lakhan Ji can be reached at 09406361036

Lakhan Singh Baiga from Jago Jan Parishad in Chhattisgarh says they toured 50 villages in 9 panchayats in districts of Bilaspur and Korba last month and found that people are suffering on account of NREGA and Forest Rights Act. They have found that more than Rs 5 lakhs is due to people in wages. Many have not got land under FRA and many have got 2 acres while they are entitled for 5. For more Baiga Ji can be reached at 08817807609