Sanika Munda from Khunti in Jharkhand is telling us that it is 3 years since the Panchayat elections have taken place in the state but till now the elected representatives have not got any rigths and they have not been given any funds for development. He speaks to an elected panchayat member who says if Govt has conducted the elections according to constitution they should give the rights accordingly. For more Sanika Ji can be reached at 09934689340

Sanika Munda from Khunti in Jharkhand is telling us that Hudungi Devi from Hudung village was murdered by some people on 20th March after calling her a witch. Her son had complained to police but police has taken no action. He had reported about it on Swara on 14th April and after that he has got call from Human Rights activists who has promised to take the case to court. He requests us to keep an eye. For more Sanika Ji can be reached at 09934689340

Sanika Munda from Khunti district Jharkhand is telling us about an incident where a woman, Pudungi Devi of Horo village was murdered and burned on March 20, 2013 because her murderers thought her to be a witch. Her son, Sukhram Munda lodged a FIR in the local Police Station on March 22. The police arrested two persons but after
few hours they were released. The police even refused to do any investigation in the case and asked Sukhram to find her mother’s dead body on his own. Sukhram found her mother’s dead body a kilometre far from his village after a week. There were only few bones left of her mother which Sukhram handed over to the police. But the police has
taken no further action in the case yet. You may call SP on 09431706116 and ask him to take action so such cases can be stopped in future.For more, Sanika Munda can be reached on 09934689340

देसवा डूबल जा है अफसर के घूसखोरी से,
मंत्री के गठजोड़ी से नाऽऽऽ
कि मास्टर लड़का ना पढ़ावे, हर माह वेतन उठावे।-2
कि लड़का पास करेलाऽऽऽ
कि लड़का पास करेला परीक्षा में चोरी से।
मंत्री के गठजोड़ी से नाऽऽऽ
डीलर राशन ना देवेला, हरदम आपन काम करेला।-2
जनता जब अनाज माँगेलाऽऽऽ
जनता जब अनाज माँगेला दिखावे बोरा झाड़ी के।
मंत्री के गठजोड़ी से नाऽऽऽ
कि देसवा डूबल जा हैऽऽऽ
कि देसवा डूबल जा है अफसर के घूसखोरी से,
मंत्री के गठजोड़ी से नाऽऽऽ
बिचौलिया काम ना करेला, पैसा पॉकेट में भरेला।-2
हरदम सैर करेलाऽऽऽ
हरदम सैर करेला बोलेरो-सफारी से।
मंत्री के गठजोड़ी से नाऽऽऽ
कि देसवा डूबल जा हैऽऽऽ
कि देसवा डूबल जा है अफसर के घूसखोरी से,
मंत्री के गठजोड़ी से नाऽऽऽ
राजेश मुंडा

Sanika Munda from Khunti district in Jharkhand is talking to us from Dalbhanga village in Saraikela-Kharsawa district where 10th annual meeting of Jharkhand Jungle Bachao Andolan got completed today. He says people from 10 states got togehter here and discussed the grave situation of adivasis and made a program for next one year on how they will work for better implementation of Forest Rights Act. For more Sanika Ji can be recahed at 09934689340