Radhu Rai from Dhanbad district in Jharkhand is telling us that people in his area are also agitated after the incident of Delhi gang rape. In his area people and organisations are coming our in street demanding harsher punishment for rapists so that the increasing incident of rape can be stopped. For more Radhu Ji can be reached at 08292376273

Sarita Ji from Tarai Mahila Mazdoor Kisan Manch in village Dilawarnagar in Lakhimpur Khiri district in UP says forest department officials surrounded their village on 26th December with local goons. They could not attack the village because journalsits reached the site. Forest officials had burnt the village similarly in 2005. We complained to the SDM but they have not taken any action and have filed a case against 250 villagers. You are requested to call the DM 09454417558/ and SDM at 09454416568. For more Sarita Ji can be reached at 08765645996

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us that in village Sarasmal of Gharghoda block houses got damaged due to blasting in coal mines of Jindal steel and people protested. But instead of taking action against the company police have filed an allegedly false case against 15 vllagers for attacking Jindal workers. Now vllagers are organising a rally from 3rd January till 5th January against the govt action. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 09424183510

Maina from Satna tells us that in her village the adivasis have no work and most of them are forced to migrate in search of work to big cities. Rest of the people cut forest to sell fire wood whihc is the only source of income. She has made a song based on the life of adivasis in her area.

आई गरीबी हमार बलमवा कैसे करें ....2
शासन के कोटा में राशन नहीं है।।2
भूखन मरे परिवार ....
बलमवा कैसे करें ......2
आई गरीबी हमार बलमवा कैसे करें ....2
जगह जमीन नहीं रहने को घर नहीं ,
जगह जमीन नहीं रहने को घर को नहीं !
होई कैसे जीवन पार बलमवा कईसे करें ....3

Arun Minj from Deoghar village in Sitapur block of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is talking to laborers who worked in NREGA for digging a well. The laborers tell him that they worked for 40 days but have been paid for a week’s work only. One of the women tells him that though she fell sick while working but no payment have been made on her request. He requests the concerned officials to look at the issue so that poor laborers get their payment in time. For more Minj ji can be reached at 08253062360