Jagdish Ji today is visiting manikpur village in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh where he meets 40 adivasi families. They tell him that they started cultivating around 300 bigha of forest land in 1992 but they were removed from that land in 2000. They have applied for getting that land back under Forest Rights Act but there is no action. He also meets some activists who have started a movement for many adivasi communities who are not recognised as adivasi in UP. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09919165145

My name is Sarita Devi. I am calling from Janipur of Simra Gram Panchayat in Dilawarnagar of Mohamadi tehsil in district Kheri of Uttar Pradesh. Forest department took away our forest land in 2005 which we should get back according to Forest law of 2006. All the details have been given to Collector. We have started our agitation and will not stop till we get out land. You are requested to call Collector at 09454417558. For more Sarita Ji can be reached at 08765645996

Brijesh Singh from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is reporting live from a rally of different labour unions who are doing a demonstrtion in front of commissioner office who are proteting the anti laborer policies of state and Central govt. Though more than 500 women and men are partiicpating in the dharna, no official has met the protesters and they have put up a lock on the main gate of the office. For more Brijesh Ji can be reached at 09754177792

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh is telling us that near industrial area in the district where industries are pouring their dirty water, no rice has grown this year after 8 months of planting in more than 30 acres. It should be a metter of investigation for agriculture scientists which has created a crisis for these farmer families who grew 15-20 quintals of paddy per acre in these lands before. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 09424183510

Khuturam Sunani is telling us about adivasi village of Mahuljharan in Khariar block of Nuapada district. He talks to a villager Hutasan Majhi who tells him that in his village Govt started a school in 2000. First they made a hut for the school and money was sanctioned in 2006 for the school buiding. In 2010 the Govt sent some more money but after six years the work is still not complete. There are 30 students and two teachers in the school. For more Sunani Ji can be reached at 09437657625