Pension Parishad demands Rs 2000 pension for every aged
Savita Rath is in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi where she is attending the Pension Manch dharna demanding Rs 2000 pension to every aged person. She speaks to a lady from Uttar Pradesh who says there are 300 people from her state in dharna and asks as every govt servant gets half of salary as pension so why not the laborers. A member of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan from Rajasthan says they also organised a 10 day padyatra before the Delhi dharna and feels each old person has right to live a decent life. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650
Posted on: May 10, 2012. Tags: Savita Raigarh
Mining took place 2 years ago, permission comes now!
Savita Rath says that Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh has become a synonym of Bellary. She is telling us about some land which were taken by Jindal industries. Jindal has excavated coal on that land 2 years back but they have got permission to do so this month. And when farmers were demanding job according to Govt policy police have filed a case against them and court have asked them to give Rs 5000 as punishment. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07898448242
Posted on: Dec 07, 2011. Tags: MINING SAVITA RAIGARH
Govt removing encroachment with lathi weilding lumpens!
Savita Rath is telling us from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh that Govt is running an anti encroachment campaign where they are destroying standing crop of dalit farmers with the help of cattles of lathi weilding lumpens. They are giving excuse of a Supreme Court order though these farmers are working on these govt land from 1970s. The farmers have complained to police but no FIR has been registered.Now High court has ordered the collector to investigate the matter. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650
Posted on: Dec 05, 2011. Tags: Savita Raigarh
Allegation of company taking away adivasi land illegally...
Savita Rath from Jan Chetna in Raigarh is telling us several stories of villagers whose land has been illegally taken away by Jindal company for mining and other purposes. She talks to an adivasi farmer who says that he won a case against Jindal but the court order has not been respected and neither any compensation has been given to him. She narrates details of more cases where land has been taken by the company disregarding all laws and orders. For more Savita Ji can be reached at 07869234650
Posted on: Dec 04, 2011. Tags: LAND SAVITA RAIGARH
Speech by activist Ramesh Agrawal after release from jail...
Savita Rath from Raigarh is helping us listen to Social activist Ramesh Agrawal who is being welcomed back after his release from jail at Gare village in Raigarh district. As you know Ramesh Agrawal was arrested on defamation complaint of Jindals. In the speech Mr Agrawal says Govt is now givinng Rs 6 lakh per acre as if they are doing any favor to us. The minerals below our land is worth crores. He says looking at our future generations we should not come into this trap. Savita can be reached at 07869234650
