Struggle of Tribal People for their Livelihood and Rights on Land: Need Your Support

 

Invitation to join the people’s movement “Janadesh 2007 (People’s verdict)”.

 

The organizer of Janadesh 2007 (People’s Verdict 2007) invites you to join the massive people’s movement Janadesh 2007 for land and livelihood rights of the deprived community and farmers.

 

Janadesh 2007 is being organized by Ekta Parishad and other like-minded organizations endeavoring to address the numerous problems and issues, particularly around land and livelihood, faced by Dalit, Adivasis and farmers in rural India. There has been ample lip-service given by successive governments to resolving these problems. Unfortunately, in practice little has changed – people are now fed-up with empty promises, and consequently some are turning to violence.

 

According to organizers they offer people an alternative to violence, through a mass non-violent action of civil disobedience in the Gandhian tradition. To this end, we are currently organizing Janadesh 2007 where 25,000 landless Adivasis, Dalits and farmers will march on foot from Mela Ground in Gwalior on the 2^nd October 2007, and follow the National Highway all the way to Delhi, arriving there on the 29^th October 2007 (please see below  for full schedule and route plan).

 

The aim is simple – through the sheer size of this action the people will force the government to focus seriously on the issues faced by them. The three specific demands to the government are:

 

• Establishment of a National Land Authority to provide a clear statement of land utilization in India, identify the lands available for redistribution and strengthen pro-poor laws;
• Establishment of fast track courts to settle past and future conflicts related to land;
• Establishment of a single window system so that farmers can resolve easily and freely the land issues, without wasting time, money and energy.

 

The organizer urge for support and invite you to join the March. If you cannot join the march for the whole duration of the march, than consider joining for a few days whenever convenient – the organizer will be able to assist you with making arrangements for joining the march en route.

 

Please send the information to join to March to Dr Ran Singh Parmar, National Convener at ektaparishad@... or Phone no 91 755 4223821.

 

If you need further information and or assistance, may contact ICYO secretariat icyoindia@... or icyo@...

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