Ugan Bhuiyan is calling from Chatra district in Jharkhand. Today he is visiting a village which produces tomato in huge quantity. Though tomato is sold in cities in Rs 30-40 a kg the middlemen are buying it here in Rs 7. He speaks to a farmer Rajkumar Baitha who says he took Rs 50,000 as loan and he will not be able to raise his cost this year. He requests to set up a Tomato sauce factory in area where they can sell the tomato direct. For more Ugan Ji can be reached at 07250323650

Land Rights Cycle Yatra in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh has reached Guh village today where Jagdish is meeting Achchelal an adivasi farmer. Achchhelal tells him that they are 36 adivasi families living on the forest land from 1979. In 2001-02 govt gave them the land deed. But after some time some officials cancelled their deed. These adivasi families demand restoration of their land deeds. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883

My name is Aparna Marandi. I am calling from village Karando post Tilda thana Pritand district Giridih in Jharkhand. A survey for people living below poverty line was done in our village in 2007. Every family was asked to pay Rs 100. But till date the families neither have got the card nor they are getting subsidized food meant for BPL families in public distribution system. I request you to check who is responsible for this delay and take corrective measures. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885

My name is Balram Singh Gond. I am an adivasi. I am calling from village Rahunia, Panchayat Bilha in Majhgawan block of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh. A group of us are farming on forest land from before 2000. I was told there is a law according to which we will get land deeds. Collector came to our panchayat and he said the same and we filled up forms as requried but we have not got land deeds and forest department people often harass us and trouble us when we do farming. For more Balram Ji can be reached at 07354434624

Jagdish from Land Rights Movement in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh has reached Chhataini village in Jaba block with his Cycle yatris and is visiting the adivasi part today. He meets family of Ramraj Kol an adivasi student who was badly beaten by upper class people on 24th August. A complaint was made in Panwar police station but they took no action. His mother tells him that the upper class people have threatened to kill if they followed the case. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883