Situation going bad to worse in adivasi areas...
Bhan Sahu is talking to journalist Pradeep Khatik in Hata area of Bundelkhand area in Madhya Pradesh who tells her that in this adivasi area the situation of health, education and other resources are going from bad to worse. Children are malnourished and none of the schools open for more than few hours. Women are forced to deliver at home as hospitals are in bad shape. He says it looks the officials and leaders are not not concerned for the welfare of adivasis. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09425690730
Posted on: Jun 05, 2012. Tags: Bhan Sahu
Got land deeds but Forest officials not allowing to work...
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
Posted on: Jun 05, 2012. Tags: BHAN SAHU FOREST LAND
Call us Naxal, put in jail but will continue to fight: Activist
Bhan Sahu traveling with jan Satyagraha Yatra of Ekta Parishad has reached Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh where she meets an activist Shanti behen who tells her how they are fighting for the rights of adivasi people on their Jal, Jangle and Jameen. She says when they raised the issue of forest rights 8 of them were put in jail by naming them Naxals, 32 adivasis were beaten up. But, she says we are not frightened of going to jail and will continue our fight for the rights of poor. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089
Posted on: Jun 04, 2012. Tags: Bhan Sahu
Govt give us land to make our lives better, says adivasis
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
Posted on: Jun 02, 2012. Tags: BHAN SAHU LAND
Give land to all, there will be peace all around: Rajagopal
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
