Munni Devi from in Rewa MP is telling us that Govt has given the work of cooking mid-day meal in schools to women self help groups but their payments are going to the teachers who many times harass them for giving their wages. Sometimes they ask for bribe, sometimes they say they cooked for less days which is normally for non availability of grain and not due to fault of the cooks. This must change. For more MunniJi can be reached at 07354606167

फागुन बीता जाये रे सोनर कब ले अइयो पायलिया।
उहे पायल मोरे सासु जो पहने-2
ससुर झनक नहीं जाये रे सोनर कभी ले अइयो पायलिया।
उहे पायल मोरे बेटी जो पहने-2
बेटी झनक नहीं जाये रे सोनर कभी ले अइयो पायलिया।
उहे पायल मोरे छोटी जो पहने-2
छोटी झनक नहीं जाये रे सोनर कभी ले अइयो पायलिया।
फागुन बीता जाये रे सोनर कब ले अइयो पायलिया।

Munni Devi in MP is walking with a foot march from 1st January 2013 demanding 5 acres of land to each landless dalit and adivasi. She advises to all the listeners of Swara that please do not ask for doles like mid-day meal and NREGA wages but fight to get 5 acres of land. If you have land you can feed and educate your children, she says. She requests all of us to join the culmination of the foot march in Bhopal on 9th June. For more Munni Ji can be reached at 07354606167

Gayatri Devi is calling from Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh where she is part of a padyatra by Dalit Mahsabha demanding 5 acres of land to each dalit and adivasi. She is attending a meeting of woem self help group today who cooks mid day meal in schools who are in trouble. She says Govt should send the money direct to the bank account of cooks rather than the teacher which is happening now. For more Gayatri Ji can be reached at 07389080537

My name is Munni Devi. I am calling from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. I see so many malnourised children around and Govt welfare schemes are not reaching people. I request Govt to give each dalit and adivasi family 5 acres of land and some education. Then they will take care of their children and there will not be any need for these schemes. Now they are forced to migrate in search of work leaving their children. For more Munni Ji can be reached at 07354606167