Basaguda killings: Adivasi Mahasabha rally in Bijapur demands CBI enquiry

Yashwant Ramteke from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh is talking to a person attending a rally today demanding CBI enquiry into the killings in villages near Basaguda. He also helps us listen to an Adivasi Mahasabha leader. As we know 17 villagers were killed in a CRPF raid where some independent enquiries have found that the people killed were innocent villagers and not Naxals as claimed by the police. For more Ramteke ji can be reached at 09424278552

Posted on: Jul 17, 2012. Tags: BIJAPUR YASHWANT RAMTEKE

We worked on a Govt building 3 years ago, still waiting for wages!

My name is Tulsiram. I am from village Sari, Gram Panchayat Katangamal block Bichhiya district Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. Three years ago our Sarpanch and secretary asked 30 of us to work on a gvernment buidling construction. We are yet to get our wages. We have also complained to collector but no action has been taken. For more Tulsiram Ji can be reached at 09669887895

Posted on: Jul 11, 2012. Tags: Tulsiram

Odisha: 500 acre land under flooded water but Govt is not helping

Khuturam Sunani in Nuapada district of Odisha is talking to a farmer who tells him that his 32 acre of land has been submerged under Udanti river which flows from Chhattisarh to the area. The farmer says more than 500 acre of land in around 60-70 villages have gone under water but government has not done anything to help the farmers. He says first the government should be compensating the farmers and then should be building embankment to save more lands in future. For more Sunani Ji can be reached at 09437657625

Posted on: Jul 11, 2012. Tags: KHUTURAM SUNANI LAND ODISHA WATER

Right to Education: We had 4 teachers in 2004, Now we have 1!

Khuturam Sunani from Nuapada district of Odisha is visiting a village in Sinapali block where he talks to students and parents. They tell him that in the school there are 97 students but only one teacher. They tell him that in 2004 they had 4 teachers but that has now reduced to one and children are facing huge problems. They have complained to the authorities but it does not help. Parents are thinking of putting a lock on the school. Khuturam ji says though we have Right to Education now but the situation of many schools in the area is similar. For more Sunani ji can be reached at 09437657625

Posted on: Jul 10, 2012. Tags: Khuturam Sunani

NREGA payment due from 6 months, writing to officials don't help

Reena Ramteke from Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh is talking to Kham Singh a laborer who tells her that they worked uner NREGA in the month of February but have not got any wages. They first wrote to forest department where they had worked. Then they have written to collector who has ordered the forest department to make the payment in a week but they are yet to recieve their wages. For more Reena Ji can be reached at 07828625176

Posted on: Jul 08, 2012. Tags: NREGA REENA RAMTEKE

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