Bhagirath Verma from Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha says electricity workers are sitting on strike from last 7 days in Raipur but no one has come to listen to them. These workers have not been paid their wages from last 3 months. He says we demand that these workers should be regularized under the company as per the law and not under a contractor. If Govt does not listen to their demands soon then they will be forced to intensify their agitation, he warns. For more Bhagirath ji can be reached at 09039142040

Arif Siddiqui from Koria district of Chhattisgarh says that electricity company in his area comes for meter reading once in 3 months. If the reading is less than 500 units then the rate is 75 paise per unit but because they come after 3 months the reading is often more than 500 units and then they charge Rs 1.25 per unit. This is going on since this process has been privatized. And the electricity bill has no number or address for anyone to complain. For more Arif can be reached at 08871879801

Nooruddin Siddiqui from a small village called Ludeg in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh is talking about difficulties in his small village. He says the biggest problem is of water. They have just one hand pump which does not work most of the time. Electricity rarely comes to the village and villagers are very affected by snake bytes. He says administration should try to understand our problem. Siddiqui ji can be reached on 08871879801

Pannalal Singrore from Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh is reporting that MP government has announced that each village will have electricity and each poor family will be given free electricity connection. State government has also got support from Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification project but in Mandla district officials are illegally collecting Rs 500 from each poor family to give them connection.

SP Tudu from Jharkhand is sending happy diwali message to everyone on this festival of lights but he says that he also wants to tell about his state Jharkhand which produces lots of electricity but in many villages like his they are forced to have only an oil lamp for light. He says Bokaro has a big steel factory but his house has utensils made of soil. These are the contradictions of modern Jharkhand which is a rich state but where half the population live below poverty line