Neera Sahu is calling from Mahatma Gandhi Nagar a Jhuggi Jhopgi in Raipur. Their Jhuggi was broken by authorities few months back and then they are camping in a crematoriaum nearby since in difficult conditions. She says we went to meet the people program of Chief Minister y’day but CM threw us out saying never come to me again. We have been to all the officials so far and we are loosing our respect for them. All the people who are listening to this message please advise. Neera ji can be reached at 09826166490

Bhan Sahu visited an adivasi village in Rajnandgaon district today where forest department has stopped adivasi farmers from cultivating forest land. They were cultivating these forest land from more than 15 years. She says there are few influential adivasi families including the headman who own lands and do not want others to have land are conniving with forest department. Police is making false cases agianst people who are trying to help landless adivasis. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Bhan Sahu is visiting an adivasi village Murpar in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh today. She says Govt claims to spend so much money for development of adivasis but in this village the school has only two para teachers, the hospital always remains closed, only one bus comes to the village, farmers have not got subsidized fertilizers and their NREGA payment of more than Rs 30 lakhs is due from more than 5 months. Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Bhan Sahu is visiting a school in Mogra village in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh today where girl students from class 6 sings a Chhattisgarhi song for her. For translation of the song Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Bhan Sahu from Chhattisgarh says we are celebrating Independence Day but she asks are we really independent? She narrates her experience of the day before Independence Day when police visited her and inspected the whole house. They also asked many uncomfortable questions. She says a social activist like her is getting harassed like this, is this the independence we are celebrating? For more Bhan ji can be reached at 09406033089