Savita Rath from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us that she had told us yesterday about arrest of 23 adivasi farmers who were demanding government approved rates for the land a power company has taken from them. She says today there was a 3 party meeting where more than 200 villagers from nearby villages took part and a decision was taken to release the arrested farmers till 15th June. She wants to thank all of us for helping the agitating farmers. For more Savita Ji can be reached at 07869234650

Savita Rath from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us about arrest of 23 people from Gharghoda in the same district where people were demanding better rates for their land to be taken away for a power plant. When people tried to block the road police have taken away the leaders. People from this adivasi area are sitting on a strike in front of the company gate demanding their release. She says it is an adivasi area and also an area of elephants. These struggling people are looking for your support. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650

Savita Rath is in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi where she is attending the Pension Manch dharna demanding Rs 2000 pension to every aged person. She speaks to a lady from Uttar Pradesh who says there are 300 people from her state in dharna and asks as every govt servant gets half of salary as pension so why not the laborers. A member of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan from Rajasthan says they also organised a 10 day padyatra before the Delhi dharna and feels each old person has right to live a decent life. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650

Savita Rath says that Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh has become a synonym of Bellary. She is telling us about some land which were taken by Jindal industries. Jindal has excavated coal on that land 2 years back but they have got permission to do so this month. And when farmers were demanding job according to Govt policy police have filed a case against them and court have asked them to give Rs 5000 as punishment. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07898448242

Savita Rath is telling us from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh that Govt is running an anti encroachment campaign where they are destroying standing crop of dalit farmers with the help of cattles of lathi weilding lumpens. They are giving excuse of a Supreme Court order though these farmers are working on these govt land from 1970s. The farmers have complained to police but no FIR has been registered.Now High court has ordered the collector to investigate the matter. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650