Ashok Kumar Singh from Ekta Parishad is telling us that Jan Satyagrah Samvad yatra a national rally which started on 2nd Oct 2011 has now reached Bihar after covering 11 states. The Yatra demading land rights for poor will continue for another 7 months and if the demands are not met by then 100,000 people will start a foot march to Delhi. You are requested to speak to Govt of India to make poor friendly land laws so that these people need not embark on the yatra to be started from 2nd Oct 2012. For more Ashok Ji can be reached at 09971482999

A caller from Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan says in our district 3 private cement factories are planned and Govt wants to take 72,000 bigha fertile lands. 600 farmers are sitting on agitation protesting this move from last 2 days but no one is helping them. Political parties are not interested as their is no election nearby. They have met the CM few times he only gave assurances of help. These farmers are looking for your help. Pls call us at 09460148924

Bindeshwari Painkra today is visiting a Pahadi Korwa village in Rajrahta hills where he meets Rajkumar a primitive Pahari Korwa tribal who tells him forget about getting a deed for the land wheer he was cultivating under Forest Rights Act, the forest department has planted trees in 5 acre land. Rajkumar has paid fines to forest department in the past. The forest department has told him not to enter and cultivate in the land. For more Painkra ji can be reached at 07828972116

Rajim ji says I had sent an interview on 20th March on Swara with a tribal from Baghmara village who had not got land deed under Forest Rights Act though he is working on the land from more than 50 years. We had given a memorandum to authorities with details of more than 300 such peoole. I am glad to tell you that today I got a call from Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh Mr Sunil Kumar who has assured all help to similar people who have not got land deed in our area. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim from Dalit Adivasi Sangh is interviewing an adivasi Motelal ji in Champa district of Chhattisgarh who tells her that though he is using a forest land from more than 55 years but he has not got the deeds for the land under forest rights act after repeated efforts. He tells her that not only him but none of the adivasis in his village have got the deeds under the law. For more please speak to Rajim ji at 09424215854