An APPEAL to Join Jansatyagraha 2012

An Appeal

3^rd August 2012

Pathankot- Punjab

Dear friends

JAI JAGAT

The Jan Satyagraha Samwad Yatra that began on 2nd October from Kanyakumari has already crossed 20 states and a distance of 80,000 km. We have another 2 months to go before we reach Gwalior from where one lakh landless marginalized people are going to walk to Delhi, covering a distance of 350 km. From our side, this is going to be the biggest non-violent action in order to raise a crucial issue like people’s control over land and livelihood resources. During the yatra, I had the opportunity to interact with many marginalized groups as well as with the farmers’ groups across India. Without exaggerating, let me admit that the situation on the ground is alarming as people are losing control over land and livelihood resources and their democratic and non-violent voice is getting suppressed by the state at every level.

Personally what I am expecting from you that, please keep free the month October in your program calendar and join the  Jansatyagrha 2012 padayatra during any days with maximum number of people from your working field.  I know that you are busy on various reasons but we need the support of people like you and from your organisation.  This is my request to you my friend please help by joining to make success this walk to achieve a better land reform policy for India and achieving livelihood right to the downtrodden people through a proper distribution of natural resource like land, water and forest.

We also need your support when one lakh people are on the road there are various requirements. I am mentioning some of them below to seek your input and support to put them together:

·         Water bottles : one lakh

·         Plastic sheet to sleep and also to cover during rains : one lakh

·         Shoulder bags in order to carry cloth, water bottle, etc. : one lakh

·         Blanket: one lakh

·         Chappals: one lakh

·         Medicine for primary help care for one month

·         Volunteers like Management persons, Doctors, nurses, film makers, journalists, Artists, etc.

·         Wheat, rice, oil and other food materials.

·         Vehicles for medical service, media work, water supply, food items supply, gas cylinder supply etc.

·         Print flex, poster, pamphlets, hand bills,  in support to yatra route

·         Financial support

·         Post card campaign to the Prime Minister of India (maximum postcards)

These are just some ideas but you have many years of experience in this field, and I am sure your experience will help us in organizing JS 2012 in order to raise the voice of millions of marginalized people who have waited for long.

I am sure that you will appreciate my request and value our many years long association and act upon to show your participation and solidarity for this important action. Kindly confirm your participation and supports either by post to our Delhi, Gwalior or Bhopal office or email to info@ektaparishad.com, jansatyagrah2012@gmail.com for better coordination.

With thanks and regards,

'Garibbandhu' Rajagopal
President- Ekta Parishad
Member- National Council for Land Reforms, Government of India
House No. 2/3A, Second Floor, Block A, Jangpura, New Delhi-110014, India, Phone:+91-11-24373998/3999
Mobile No: +91-99935-92421, Website: www.ektaparishad.com , www.jansatyagraha.org