Prakash Gupta from Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is talking to some NREGA laborers in Baikona village of Pratappur block of Surajpur district. The laborers are telling him that they worked in NREGA and other govt work more than a year ago but after the report on Swara the sarpanch and other officials are threatening them. They have also met the higher officials who promise to help but nothing has moved on their wages. They request for help. For more Prakash ji can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash Gupta is visiting Baikona village in Pratappur block of Surajur district in Chhattisgarh where a Gram Sabha is in progress where he meets many people who tell him one by one that they have not got their wages in NREGA from more than a year. Some have got some money and some got no money. They have visited officials who make them go rounds and some threaten them while also giving many excuses. He says apart from non payment lots of money have been taken away in fraudulent way by filling in false musterrolls which must be investigated. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash Gupta is talking to Sarpanch of Kanaknagar in Surajpur district of Chhattisarh who tells him that when he had met him on 18th May he had recorded an interview saying NREGA payments of Rs 7 lakhs are due in his village from more than 5 months. He is telling him today that after the interview went on air on 19th May higher officials got active and an inspection team visited the village after a week and the payments were made the next day. He thanks all the officials and Swara on behalf of the laborers who were helped. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash Gupta from Surguja is helping us hear former minister and Schedule Tribe Commission head Dilip Singh Bhuria who is suggesting at a rally that people should put a barrier at the border of 5th schedule districts so that non tribals can not enter. He says the PESA law says even Govt can not take Adivasi land without their permission but Govt will not tell the people about this law and is also not returning illegally taken lands which adivasis should unite to take them back. For more Prakash ji can be reached at 07697852665

Alok Shukla says that the message about saving of Jan Jangal Jameen has gone down to people in meetings, personal contact. Thousands of people participated in the yatra and the time they spent talking to each other, has shown that the concerns we are raising are close to their hearts.
He would like people to realise that the resources in Chhattisgarh should be used in a balanced and considered manner. The state is not doing this. The attack on livelihoods, migration of people, is growing, and people need to come together and resist the pressure in an empowered way.
Prakash Gupta brings us this interview from Sarguja.