We women are fighting to get our land back from Forest dept, Please help us...
My name is Sarita Devi. I am calling from Janipur of Simra Gram Panchayat in Dilawarnagar of Mohamadi tehsil in district Kheri of Uttar Pradesh. Forest department took away our forest land in 2005 which we should get back according to Forest law of 2006. All the details have been given to Collector. We have started our agitation and will not stop till we get out land. You are requested to call Collector at 09454417558. For more Sarita Ji can be reached at 08765645996
Posted on: Dec 22, 2012. Tags: FOREST LAND SARITA DEVI
If fighting for our land is crime, then put us in jail, says a woman from Nagdi...
A lady from Nagdi village in Ranchi Jharkhand is telling us that yesterday we did a procession to Raj Bhavan demanding release of Dayamani Barla. After that police is looking for 2 women leaders in Nagdi village. Why is police looking for them? Are they criminals? We are fighting to save our land. Is this a crime? If this is a crime then we are criminals and please do not look for only 2, arrest all of us and put us in jail. She requests all of us to help them in this fight.
Posted on: Dec 16, 2012. Tags: LAND
NREGA project built a well on my land in 2010 but I am yet to get my expenses...
Bindeshwari Painkra from Sitapur in Surguja is talking to a beneficiary of NREGA on whose land a well was constructed in 2009-10. The laborers who worked on the project have got their wages but the beneficiary had invested Rs 36,000 as the cost of material like brick, sand and cement has not been paid yet. You are requested to intervene in the matter and help. For more Painkra Ji can be reached at 09713631048
Posted on: Dec 13, 2012. Tags: BINDESHWARI PAINKRA LAND NREGA
Got land deeds under FRA but forest officials still do not allow us to cultivate...
Achchhelal Adivasi is visiting village Rehdi in Dabhura block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh where he meets adivasi families who tell him that they got their land deeds under forest rights act in 2009 but the forest department officials are not allowing them to cultivate, plant trees and make hedges. One of the adivasis Bhola says the officials harass us because they demand bribe which they are unable to pay. For more Achchhelal Ji can be reached at 09685579985
Posted on: Dec 11, 2012. Tags: ACHCHHELAL ADIVASI FOREST LAND
Farmers protesting land grab by multinational cement factory in Chhattisgarh
Kaladas Daharia from Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha is telling us about the agitation of farmers who are protesting expansion of Cement plant of multinational company Holcim. They are also protesting company’s move to employ people from outside and ignoring locals. He says people should support their movement which administration is trying to suppress by using police. For more Kaladas Ji can be reached at 08889572906
