Bhan Sahu interviews Bharat Mandavi of Jan Shakti organisation who talks about their fight to get deeds for the forest land under Forest Rights Act on 2005. He says “we have been fighting for years to get our lands regularized where we have been farming from years and we will continue this fight against this historic injustice till our death.We will not leave our land at any cost”.

Bhan Sahu while traveling in Bodal village found some women farming on a forest land for which they have not got any deeds under Forest Rights Act. She requested them to sing a Relo song through her mobile phone…Rela re re, Re rela rela…

Bhan Sahu is reporting from Kawardha where Baiga tribals organized a day long protest dharna under banner of Adivasi Samta manch. The Baiga tribals were demanding regularization of government schemes in health, education and employment guarantee. She says in many villages government has made buildings for hospitals but have not arranged any doctors or medicine and tribals are forced to walk many miles at the time of sickness.

Bhan Sahu is reporting about a meeting of Chhattisgarh Mahila Manch where they discussed the issues on situation of women in society. They discussed the problem women are facing with drunken husbands. They discussed the situation of women panch and sarpanch in Panchayati Raj system. They talked about women’s education and various laws to protect women’s rights. They all agreed that they need to get together to fight for their rights

Bhan Sahu is reporting from villages in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh where NREGA payments have not been made from last many months. Last month people went in big numbers to the Janpad office to complain after spending money on transport but still there is no response. Pension for old and widow has also stopped from last 4 months and the construction of an anganwadi building is not completed in last 4 years. She says this is the situation of development