Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachna SamajSevi Sanstha in Bilaspur Chhattisgarh says that he has just heard about attack on social activist Ramesh Agrawal. He says it is very sad news and police should immediately look at the case to find out who was behind the attack and why. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 09406248764

Aparna Marandi from Jharkhand is singing a song to commemorate Santhal Hul (rebellion). On 30th June in 1855, East India Company had waged a war against the Santhal nation with the full fire support of the English Army. According to some historians 20,000 Santhal people died in this war. Not a single man withdrew but fought without surrendering. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885

Aparna Marandi is reporting from Morabadi Maidan in Ranchi in Jharkhand where she is talking to people from a rally of Visthapan Virodhi Manch ( Anti displacement platform). KN Pandit tells her that current development policy has benefited only 20% people who have become richer at the cost of rest. The rally also demanded the laws like Chhota Nagpur Tenancy act to be established. They also demanded release of people’s artist Jeetan Marandi and more like him in jails. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885

Aparna Marandi from Giridih in Jharkhand a singing a song written by people’s poet Jeetan Marandi in Khortha language. The song talks about giving equal rights to boys and girls. He says both boy and girls comes out from mother’s womb then why this double standards. It calls for rejecting the current attitude of giving more importance to boys and calls for creating a world where men and women have equal status. For more Aparna ji can be reached at 09771949885

Aparna Marandi from Giridih district of Jharkhand is demanding that Below Poverty Line survey be done again as more than 90% people are left in the new survey and the poorest of the poor are now not part of BPL. She says in her village where there is no school and no other government facility only 4 out of 117 families have been listed in the new list and rest of the families are not getting benefit of govt schemes meant for BPL families like Indira Awas and Old age pension. For more Aparna ji can be reached at 09771949885