What are the issues you want to raise through the Bhu-Adhikar satyagraha?
The biggest problem is people’s control over land. Those who have pattas don’t have land and those with land don’t have pattas. We have been demanding the conversion of forest villages into revenue villages so that they get development funds, water and electricity. In the Chambal region, Vinoba Bhave got 200,000 acres for bhudan. Now, most of it is in the hands of rich landlords or the forest department. The government has given industrial land to big industrial houses at the price of agricultural land. People are losing control over land, water and forests. But why a padyatra? Aren’t there other ways of raising awareness? This is one of the best modes to interact with people. Modern methods of communication are not going to work. You need to be with people, you have to share their lives if you want to know their problems. People are struggling to survive on a day-to-day basis. They need permanent partners in this struggle. People’s organisations have to come together. Meetings and con
