Rakesh Rai is reporting from Pampapur village of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. He is with a farmer Pitbasu who should be a show case person for the NREGA program because Pitbasu has completed 100 days of work in NREGA. But the story of Pitbasu is a cruel one. He has not been paid for even a single day’s work so far. The officials have promised that he may get paid for work of a week or so soon! For more on the story please contact Rakesh Rai at 09826515792

Rakesh Rai from Lundra in Surguja Chhattisgarh is talking to tribal farmers who say they have not been paid their NREGA wages from more than a year. The farmer says if this continues then who will work for NREGA and it is better to work for anyone even at a quarter of the rate. The farmer feels that sarpanch and sachiv must have eaten away their wages. For more details on the case please contact Rakesh Rai at 09426515792

CR Bakshi fram Raipur is reporting about a meeting today where release of Dr Binayak Sen and repeal of laws like Chhattisgarh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam was demanded. Janaklal Thakur of Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha presided in the meeting and CPI, CPM, CPI ML took part in the meeting. Apart from these political parties peoples organisations liek Nadi Ghati Morcha, Jagrook Nagrik Manch etc also took part in the meeting

CR Bakshi from Raipur says CPI, CPM, Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha and many peoples organisations have come together to organize a dharna in Raipur tomorrow to demand release of Dr Binayak Sen and repeal of CG vishesh Jan Surakhsa Adhiniyam. He says the decision against Dr Sen was influenced by police and was to make the state government happy and it was also to give a signal to every one who stands up against injustice that they will also face similar fate.

Manish Rai from Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh says a 100 bed hospital was built in Balrampur, around 90 kms from here in the area of our Panchayat miniser who was earlier the home minister of the state. But so far no doctor has been sent to the hospital and the building is being used by Special force. If so much expenditure has been made to build then it must be used for people