Bhan Sahu traveling with Jan Satyagraha yatra of Ekta Parishad has reached Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh where she talks to Gopal Ram ji who is telling her about the problem adivasi people in the area are facing from forest department. He says forest people are throwing people out of forest though there is no forest in those areas. Some people have got land deeds from the CM but forest people are not allowing them to work. Forest department is the biggest problem for adivasis in the area and people should help. For more Bhan ji can be reached at 09691287226

Aparna Marandi is singing a Santhali song on Sidhu and Kanhu two adivasis who led the Santhal rebellion in 1856-57. She says in the song that people should take inspiration from people like Sidhu and Kanhu today to save their Land, water and forest. For more Aparna ji can be reached at 09771949885

Bhan Sahu traveling with Jan Satyagraha yatra of Ekta Parishad has reached a village in Madhya Pradesh where she talks to adivasis who tell her that there life is very difficult without a piece of land. They survive of daily labor work which is irregular. When there is no work we have nothing to eat, they tell her. They say other people in our villages have lots of land but we don’t. Govt should make a law and give us land to make our lives better. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Bhan Sahu is helping us hear a speech by Rajagopal PV, head of Ekta Parishad who is talking to people in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh. He is leading a nation wide year long yatra before embarking on a foot march to Delhi from October 2nd demanding land rights. He says if people are not happy then there can not be peace. Lets start with distributing land to poor. If people have food there will be peace all around. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Chandra Pratap Singh from Semaria in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh is giving details of NREGA work where people have not worked but they have been shonw as being paid in the muster roll. He gives three examples from 2010-11 with names, Job card number and Jon number with dates. He says they have complained to authorities including collector but no action has been taken so far. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 09407779115