Mandu in district Ramgarh of Jharkhand goes to polls on 30th November.Their legislator Eklavya Mahto died of a heart attack 3 months back, forcing mid term elections.
Campaigning is in full swing. All parties are making promises for a golden future.The honorable ministers have arrived to lead grand rallies. Money is flowing too. People are skeptical. Their experience has taught them that once the elections are over, the promises shall be forgotten. The seat of power corrupts. For more Bineshwar can be reached at 08409482115
Bineshwar Naik wonders if this time will be any better.
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Kashinath Kevat from Jharkhand says Jharkhand is celebrating its 11th establishment day today on 15th November which is also the birthday of Birsa Munda. Formation of Jharkhand was culmination of a long struggle started with the tradition of Birsa Munda and his fight but those expectations have not been fulfilled. Today it is time to restart that struggle to achieve the objecitives for which our ancestors had fought to create a separate Jharkhand. For more Kevat ji can be reached at 08092525072

Bindeshwari Painkra from Kachnar Adivasi Vikas Samiti in district Surguja in Chhattisgarh says that in their area NREGA payments are often very late and poor people are forced to migrate in search of work to other states. They have decided to start NREGA information centers in Sitapur, Mainpat and Batauli blocks with Bhartiya NREGA majdoor mahasabha. There will be one center in 10 villages. For more Painkra ji can be reached on 07828972116

Son Singh Dhurve from Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh is singing a song about corruption of Rs 11 lakhs and 90 thousand in a nursery of Govt forest department where poor adivasi laborers were cheated in his area. He says if we do not raise these issues in the form of poetry and song then how do we participate in the process of nation building. For more on the story and translation of the song Son Singh ji can be reached at 07869591425