Prithvipal Singh Tekam from Katni district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about problems in his village. He says many adivasis were arrested for farming on an old dried up pond on forest land though all legal procedures have been followed by the panchayat. Though they have been released on bail but need to go to court. He says apart from harassment from forest department they also do not have clean drinking water and have not got wages for NREGA work they did in 2011. For more Tekam ji can be reached at 08821939133

Hem Singh Markam an adivasi from Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh says there is no electricity in my village. Though government survey took place 5 years ago but there is no sign of electricity. He says if government can not put electricity they should help them with solar panels. He says these days it is difficult to reach the ministers as police stops him from going near them so he is using this platform. For more Markam ji can be reached at 09893062106

Captain Deep Singh Shekhawat is talking to us from Nawalgarh in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. He says Govt wants to give land from 20 villages to 3 private cement companies. Farmers are sitting on agitation from 615 days but no one is listening. He says like Rahul Gandhi fought with the farmers of Uttar Pradesh to save their land he should do the same in Rajasthan. Here it will be easier for him as Rajasthan has a Congress government. For more Shekhawat ji can be reached at 09460148924

Hem Singh Markam from Pandaria in Kawardha district is narrating his experience of going to Gram Suraj meeting of Chief Minister. He says I had raised the issue of land deeds in my village with the CM in 2005 and he had promised to solve it within 15 days. When I again raised it with the officials before the yatra they said CM will solve it during the yatra. But nothing happened. I request the CM to at least fulfil 25% of the promises he makes. For more Markam ji can be reached at 09893062106

Ashok Singh from Ekta Parishad is telling us today from Patna that Govt’s decision to expel 8 French nationals who came to witness the yatra is an insult to the culture of Bihar. The French nationals had come to see the workplace of Gandhi, Vinoba and Jayprakhash. He also talks to a farmer who tells him that govt is taking away their land for a beer factory without any consultation with them and now they have decided that they will give their lives but will not give land. For more Ashok Ji can be reached at 09971482999