Adivasi says land taken away by powerful, No old age pension for 9 months...
Jagdish with Land Rights Cycle Yatra in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh has reached Kanchanpur village where more than 600 dalits and adivasis live. He meets a 90 year old adivasi Chhotelal who tells him that powerful people have captured his land but he got no support from the administration after repeated requests. Many old women have not got their old age pension from 9 months. They are on verget of starvation. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883
Posted on: Oct 26, 2012. Tags: JAGDISH LAND
Dalits,Adivasis got land deeds in 2000, Land still controlled by other people...
Land rights cycle Yatra in Jaba block of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh has today reached Champagarh village. 600 dalits and adivasis live in the village. In year 2000-01 some dalits and adivasis got land deeds from the Govt but no one has got the possession of the land. They are still in possession of powerful people. They have complained to authorities many times but nothing helps.An old man said he gets his pension after 6 months. Some old women said they never got any pension. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883
Posted on: Oct 25, 2012. Tags: JAGDISH LAND
Visited Land officials 22 times in 6 months, says adivasi but they dont help...
Jagdish from Land rights cycle yatra has reached adivasi settlement of Akrari in village Jaitkhaja in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. He meets adivasis who tells him that they have been to Revenue officials 22 times in last 6 months but they are not helping get them land deeds though an order for the same has been passed by the tahsildar. He says many adivasis with similar problems from 200 villages will assemble in Jaba on 15th November to demand their rights. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883
Posted on: Oct 23, 2012. Tags: JAGDISH LAND
Collector said if you do not give land for atomic power plant,will send you to jail
Ankit Alfred is visiting Chutka village in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh where he meets Balram Yadav who tells him that Gram Sabha has paased a resolutuon that they do not want to give land for proposed Atomic Power Plant but Collector of Mandla came to their village few days back and threatened by saying that if they do not give land she will get them arrested. He suspects administration playing a foul game with majority adivasi villagers. For more Ankit can be reached at 08989962550
Posted on: Oct 23, 2012. Tags: ANKIT ALFRED LAND
Handpumps not working from 9 months, Old not got pension from same time...
Ramkailash Kol from Land Rights Cycle Yatra on 9t day has reached Adivasi village Atri in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. He finds that the two hand pumps for 250 people in the village is not working from 9 months and people are forced to drink dirty water. Officials say they have no money to repair. Many are sick. Ths handpump in the school is also not working.The old are not getting pension from 9 months. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394
