Jagdish with Land rights cycle yatra in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh has reached Choudidadi village today. The village has 500 adivasis. 70 families have applied for land deed under forest rights act but only 27 have got it. Village has no anganwadi but a school. The children tell him that they have not got any mid day meal from last 3 years. They got food only on 15th August. Pls call local officials at 07697029110 and 09669479500 and Collector at 09425147740. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883

My name is Mukesh Verma. Today our Land Rights Cycle Yatra in Jaba block of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh has reached Baraula village where I met Devkali Rawat a 70 year old lady who has not got her pension from last 2 years. Here no old is getting pension. Devkali Ji is not able to work and she used to beg. Now villagers also have stopped supporting her. Here anganvadi center gives food once a month. Adivasis have no land and wander around whole day in search of labor work. For more Mukesh Ji can be reached at 09179491927

Ramkailash Kol says the on 8th day of Land rights Cycle Yatra of Kol Adivasi prerna Abhiyan has reached village Ghuman in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. He finds out that the 100 Kol adivasi families there got land deeds in 1980 and 2000 from the govt but they have not got possession of the lands. They also do not have any ration cards from last 15 years. Old are not getting pension. There is not enough food in anganwadi. They will start an agitation from 15th Nov. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 09893905883

Maina from Mahapar village in Birpur gram panchayat of Majhgawan block of Satna district of Madhya Pradesh is telling us that in their village of dalits and adivasis 42 families are not getting Public Distribution System ration from 2010. They have made many rounds of the collector and other officials and now they are starting a dharn at block from 1st November. She requests us to help their struggle and also sings a song they have created about their problem of not getting ration. For more Maina can be reached at 09752575538

My name is Aparna Marandi. I am calling from village Karando post Tilda thana Pritand district Giridih in Jharkhand. A survey for people living below poverty line was done in our village in 2007. Every family was asked to pay Rs 100. But till date the families neither have got the card nor they are getting subsidized food meant for BPL families in public distribution system. I request you to check who is responsible for this delay and take corrective measures. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885