My name is Vaibhav Sharma. I am calling from Gwalior now. As you know Ekta Parishad which works on the issue of land, water and forest of the people have started a foot march today. This march will reach Delhi with 100,000 people. This march is concentrating on the demand of land rights of the landlesss people. These people who are walking are looking for support from each one of us and also from Govt who can make use of the opportunity to make a better law to help the landless. For more Sharma Ji can be reached at 09839339403

My name is Son Singh Dhurve. I am calling from Pandaria block in Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh. Up in the hills there is a Baiga village called Bahpani (Kandavani gram panchayat). No food has reached the anganvadi center there from 2 and half months. The in charge says she fed 25 Baiga children with her personal food for 2 months but there is no food from last 2 weeks. In the same village Patwari ( 07898677604) is asking Rs 100 each for giving land rights deed under forest rights act. For more Dhurve Ji can be reached at 08720822286

My name is Sodey Idamaraj.I am calling from Chintalpaddu Village, Bhadrachalam Mandal in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh. We came here from Orissa.We are doing poddu ( shifting) cultivation in forest. Forest officers harass us. The old people from this area are also giving us trouble and they want to take over the land we have prepared.From the government we want ration cards. We also want an anganvadi center and school. For our village there are no roads. For more Idamaraj Ji can be reached at 07893716622

My name is Naresh Bunkar. I am calling from Pandaria in Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh. Today I want to tell you about the family of Birju Baiga who was killed by a forest official in 2003. Then chief miniser Mr Ajit Jogi had promised to give 5 acre of land to wife and son of late Birju Baiga. But after 9 years the family is still running from pillar to post and have not got possession of land. Collector Kawardha have been requested about it but he also has not taken any action. For more Bunkar Ji can be reached at 08720822286

Jang Sai Koya from Parsagudi village in Rajpur block in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh says though the Forest rights act says if an adivasi has filed an application for his or her land, that can not be touched unless the case is decided. He says though no deccision has been taken on the applications from my village forest officials have destroyed the crop of Mr Ramchandra and have taken away his cattle. He says punitive action should be taken against the guilty forest officials. For more the caller can be reached at 09009843747