Govt can't take adivasi land without conscent, says activist
Prakash Gupta is with Jan Chetna Yatra today which has reached Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh. He helps us listen to their leader Vijay Bhai who is telling the farmers that their ancestors fought and got a law which says even Govt can nt take an inch of their land if they do not want. The problem is that people do not know about it. He says if they land is given to the industrialists the state will not belong to the farmers any more. The Yatra had started on 13th May from Korba and is talking to farmers in North Chhattisgarh. For more Prakash Ji can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: May 19, 2012. Tags: LAND PRAKASH GUPTA
More than 7 lakhs in wages due in NREGA from 5 months
Prakash Gupta is visiting village Kanaknagar in Pratappur block of Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh today. While talking to the Sarpanch he finds out that people worked under NREGA five months back in February 2012 but are yet to paid. The sarpanch tells him that more than Rs 7 lakh wages are due and the officials tell him that the funds have not arrived. He also says if this illegal delays continue people will loose interest in working in NREGA in future. For more Prakash ji can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: May 18, 2012. Tags: NREGA PRAKASH GUPTA
We will give our lives but not the land, says an adivasi...
Prakash Gupta is in Salk village of Surguja district with Jan Chetna Yatra of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan where he helps us listen to Adivasi leader Jung Sai who says adivasis have been cheated by the administration who wants to take away all on which an adivasi is dependent. He says we are awakened now and will not allow this to happen. Prakash talks to a farmer in the crowd to react on the speech who says we will give our lives but not the land. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: May 16, 2012. Tags: LAND PRAKASH GUPTA
NREGA: Even RTI 2nd appeal unable to dig out corruption
Prakash Gupta from Surguja in Chhattisgarh says Right to Information is not able to help expose corruption in NREGA. He says he had heard about corruption in NREGA in his village so he applied under RTI to get some details but he did not. Then he went for appeal but the higher official is still sitting on his application after months though legally he should decide on it in 45 days. He says it looks like higher officials shielding corruption which should be investigated. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: Apr 14, 2012. Tags: NREGA PRAKASH GUPTA
Children of migrant labour refused education in Rajasthan
Prakash Kanjar from Chittorgarh district in Rajasthan works with migrant labors through organisation called Prayas. Migrant labour is from UP, Jharkhand Bihar for brick making. They are highly exploited for wages anyway. The bridge course started for their children had started off very well, but this year the concerned officials of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan have refused to continue it under Right to Education. Prakash wants help to restart the course. He can be reached at 07742228180
