Bihar Land situation worse than rest of country: Rajagopal
Rajagopal Ji leading Jan Satyagraha Samvad Yatra has reached Bihar. The Yatra started from Kanyakumari and will go upto Delhi. The yatra has covered 45,000 kms and crossed more than 100 districts in 15 states so far.He says he is going to nook and corner of the country to understand the land problem and find its solution. Form Bihar he says the problem of land for houses is acute in Bihar, the situation looks worse then rest of the country here. Rajaji will keep reprting from the Yatra. For more Rajagopal Ji can be reached at 09993592421
Posted on: Apr 25, 2012. Tags: LAND RAJAGOPAL
Workers not getting minimum wages in NTPC Chhattisgarh
Ghasin Bai a laborer in National Thermal Power Corporation says that contract laborers in Seepat plant in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh are not getting minimum wages and other legal provisions. The farmers who lost their land have been treated badly. Some are yet to get proper compensation. Promised jobs has not been given. Her union is organising a protest on 1st May and requesting all of us to join and support their demands. For more Ghasin ji can be reached at 08435549641
Posted on: Apr 25, 2012. Tags: CHHATTISGARH GHASIN BAI
Allegation of corruption in NREGA work in Surguja
Rahul Soni from Surguja in Chhattisgarh is talking about alleged corruption in NREGA work in village Digma near Ambikapur. He says in one work where Rs 9 lakh have been sanctioned for a bridge construction the bridge is not required and they are getting work done by outside laborers and not giving work to locals. He also alleges of wrong entry in the muster role. He requests administration to check these alleged irregularity. For more Mr Soni can be reached at 09098420645
Posted on: Apr 24, 2012. Tags: NREGA RAHUL SONI
Company buying adivasi land, complaints do not work...
During Jan chetna yatra in Janjgir district in Chhattisgarh where 34 power plants are coming up she has reached a village called Kerakachhar where she is talking to a villager named Chittaranjan who tells her that in public hearing not a single person spoke in favor of the plant but the company continues to buy land with help from brokers using liquor from this adivasi area. Complaints to officials have not helped. He says govt should do the duty of protecting the adivasi farmers. Bhan Ji can be reached at 08962646922
Posted on: Apr 24, 2012. Tags: BHAN SAHU LAND
Chhattisgarh: Demand for deprivatisation of bus transport
Anil Bamne from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh says govt has privatized the bus transport in the state some time back stating that state transport corporation was running in loss. But the state has no control on private bus operators who are giving their bus on rent to highest bidder and people are suffering. Many are not able to come to hospital because the bus has been leased to a marriage party or a picnic. We should demand restarting of state transport corporation. For more Bamne Ji can be reached at 09977161570
