Dinesh from Mathna in Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about an unknown protest which is completing one year this week. Forest department had destroyed crops and arrested 6 Baiga adivasis though they have put application for getting land deeds under forest rights act for the land they are using for years. They will continue the agitation idefinitely unless authorities listen to them. For more Dineshji can be reached at 08101744072

Dhruvbhai from Mandla in MP is talking to Bairag Singh Tekam of Adivasi Ekta manch who is talking about Mathna village in Mawai block where Baiga adivasis are working on forest land from generation and fulfill all requirement for land deeds under Forest Rights act but govt destroyed their crop last year and is hellbent to throw them out. District authorities and NHRC is also not helping them though they are sitting on dharna. For more Dhruvji can be reached at 0 9165430619

Dhruv bhai from Mandla in MP is helping us listen to Sujit Baiga from Mathna area where Baiga adivasis are fighting to save their traditional forest land which they are using from generations. He says forest dept is harassing them with any excuse and have put 6 of them in jail. They are threatening to put all of them to jail by declaring them naxalite. He alleges dept wants to give the land to companies. For more Dhruv bhai can be reached at 09981215876

Dhruv bhai from Mandla in MP is telling us that he had raised the issue of arrest of 6 Baiga adivasis on this forum and also after lots of movement on the street Collector and SP had visited the region but they have not taken any action yet and the adivasis still remain in jail. This is an example of Forest dept taking the land of adivasis by force and putting false cases against them. They are restarting their agitation today. For more Dhruvji can be reached at 09165430619

DhruvJi from Mandla in MP is telling us that he had reported few days back about arrest of Baiga adivasis and effort from Govt to take away their land. He wants to inform that yesterday there was a special Gram Sabha and today collector,DFO,SP and revenue officilas are reaching the village to investigate. He thanks us for calling the officials on his request and requests to continue the pressure. For more Dhruvji can be reached at 08225955682