Bhumi Adhikar cycle Yatra demanding 5 acre of land to each landless has reached village Chhuhi in Majhauli block of Sidhi district in MP. Chhotu Adivasi traveling with the yatra is talking a Adivasi boy Arjun who was put behind bar and is now out on bail. He says none of 500 adivasi have land rights and forest people say they will not get any rights. Chhotu requests us to raise these issues as each adivasi has right to forest land under Forest Rights Act. Chhotu@8120459400

Kunjbihari Rathor from Bhartiya Kisan Union, Anuppur MP is thanking central minister Jairam Ramesh and leaders like Late Mahendra Singh Tikait who forced Govt to pass New Land acquisition Act. He requests central ministers to pass other required bills soon so no farmer’s land is being taken by force in future without his consent. He wishes all of us a happy new year and requests to continue work for the welfare of farmers from anywhere. Rathor Ji is at 07354402191

Savita Rath is reporting live from a noisy rally in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where thousands of people are marching demanding judicial inquiry on lathi charge in public hearing for Gare coal mines in 2008. The rally will culminate in a big meeting on 5th January. She says the people are saying they will not give a single inch of land to any industry here which has destroyed their lives. They are shouting the decision of their Gram Sabha is final. Savita@07869234650

Chhotu Adivasi is telling us that in new year demanding 5 acre of land to each landless dalit and adivasi in country a year long Cycle yatra of Rashtriya Dalit Mahasabha and Adivasi Adhikar Andolan has started from Sidhi district of MP. He speaks to their leader Sanjay Bharti who tells that year long yatra will culminate in Delhi on 5th Dec. They do not want Govt Job, Rs 1 ration under Below Poverty Line card but want 5 acre of land. Chhotu@09713844300

Rajim is visiting Pathiapali village in Kanjia Panchayat of Kasdol block of Baloda Bazar district in Chhattisgarh where she meets Kamal Barik who tells her that all 38 adivasis of his village have got land deeds under Forest Rights Act. But no Revenue Inspector visited them as per law and they were given half of the land they were farming. Van Samiti have been made without consulting Gram Sabha and a forest person is secretary which is illegal. Rajim@9977641368