My name is Rajesh Tripathi. I am calling from a rally in Dharmajaigarh in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. As on 2nd October farmers in Jashpur tilled the land acquited by company and the people of Gare village broke the Coal law, similarly thousands have assembled here today to protest the proposed coal mining by DB power and Balco. After a rally now leaders like Dr B D Sharma are addressing the meeting. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

My name is Rajesh Tripathi. I am calling from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh and I want to tell you about indefinite strike started by people of Dongamahua from 7th Sept where Jindals have opened coal mines. The villagers say the assurances given to them during the time of land aquisition has not been fulfilled and the blasting in the mine has cracked more than 265 houses. Repeated complains to the authorities have not resulted in any action. The agitating people need your help. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Rajesh Tripathi from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh says that villagers in Gare in Tamnar block of the district have passed a unanimous resolutuon that from now on they will do mining on their land. The resolution by 500+ people says they will form a company and will give royalty to government. They say a survey says each hectare in their area have coal worth Rs 80 crore. According to a study Rs 10 crores are needed to excavate and market the coal. After that they will be able to give Rs 1 lakh to each adult per year. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna Raigarh is telling us that police has arrested 3 people in connection with attack on social activist Ramesh Agrawal. According to the press conference by the police chief of Raigarh these people have told that they were directed by one employee and another ex-employee of Jindal Steel to attack Mr Agrawal. The former employee of Jindal was also instrumental in attacking people in another Jindal plant in Angul in Odisha in past and have also filed cases against social activists fighting against Jindal. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us that today some people entered cyber cafe of Social activist Ramesh Agrawal and shot at him. The bullet has pierced his thies. He has been admitted in Raigarh hospital immediately and undergoing treatment. As you know Ramesh Agrawal is a leading social activist in Chhattisgarh and he has filed many environmnetal cases against big companies operating in the area who have flouted the laws. Ramesh ji was also arrested few months back on flimsy charges and Supreme Court later released him on bail. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510