Khuturam Sunani says 2 weeks back I had reported on Swara about Kuriadongri village in Odisha where no PDS rice bring given from last 5 months. Today in the same village a 27 year old boy Laxman Nayak have died of starvation and 5 more are in death bed. People have complained to authorities for long but nothing has changed. Today BDO has come to the village after Laxman’s death but nothing has changed so far. For more please contact Sunani ji at 09437657625

Bhan Sahu is talking to a villager Dr Narayan Sahu who tells her that their Sarpanch has given a fraudulent No Objection certificate for an industry to be estabslished in their village Khopra in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. He says lands are irrigated in his village and people grow 3 crops and they do not want industry and want action against the fraudulent act of Sarpanch but report to authorities have not helped. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

About 22 lakh acres of land was donated to Vinoba from united Bihar during the Bhudan movement. This was more than that donated in any other part of the country. 62 years down the line people have forgotten Vinoba feels Vijay Bhai of Bihar Sarvodaya Mandal, Patna. The government and the Bhoodan committee is playing around with the donated land in a shameful way which is not only unfair to the poor beneficiaries, and insulting to the great leader, it is also against the very spirit of the Bhoodan movement.
Between 4th and 6th Novemeber, a satyagrah was held in the Hiding Park of Patna where about 5000 Bhoodan farmers gathered for a fast. The hungry and thirsty crowd camped for three days but not a single Government official even visited them to listen to their plaint.Thrice earlier, people had demonstrated – in Saharsa three ministers even visited and assured people of suitable action. Bihar Sarvodya Mandal filed a PIL in Patna High Court in 2007. The government was granted a two year period for taking corrective action by the honorable court- but nothing has happened. Vijay Bhai can be contacted at 9430622822

On the 23rd people got together in Lanjigarh in Odisha to oppose the Vedanta railway line. A police force lathicharged the demonstrators , broke down their tents, and chased them for about 5 kilometres. Giridhari Patro questions the role of the police in the matter of a peaceful opposition to a life affecting change by a private corporation. People do not want the railway line. Earlier the group opposing Vedanta was small, they were an unknown entity. But the continued police support for the company and the brutal response to the participants in movement has raised awareness, and brought them together. People’s opposition of the company will only grow warns Patro who can be reached at 9583022500

Mandu in district Ramgarh of Jharkhand goes to polls on 30th November.Their legislator Eklavya Mahto died of a heart attack 3 months back, forcing mid term elections.
Campaigning is in full swing. All parties are making promises for a golden future.The honorable ministers have arrived to lead grand rallies. Money is flowing too. People are skeptical. Their experience has taught them that once the elections are over, the promises shall be forgotten. The seat of power corrupts. For more Bineshwar can be reached at 08409482115
Bineshwar Naik wonders if this time will be any better.
To contact him, please call 8409482115