Bhan Sahu traveling with Jan Satyagraha Samvad Yatra of Ekta Parishad has reached Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh where adivasis have come from far off places to attend the meeting. She speaks to one Ekta Parishad activist working in the area who tells her that many Saharia adivasis have also got land deeds but influential people do not allow them to farm in those lands rather many adivasis are working as bonded laboers in the same land which they own. Forest department also harasses them and throws them out from forest land. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Savita Rath from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us about arrest of 23 people from Gharghoda in the same district where people were demanding better rates for their land to be taken away for a power plant. When people tried to block the road police have taken away the leaders. People from this adivasi area are sitting on a strike in front of the company gate demanding their release. She says it is an adivasi area and also an area of elephants. These struggling people are looking for your support. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650

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

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