Our parents and some of us who had been casual labourers with the Joint Stock Companies, and later with Maharashtra State Farming Corporation (MSFC) began to eke out a living by cutting firewood when the land was left fallow. We also began to put up our huts on the fringes of these lands. Small portions were cultivated by us when we had no work .This has been happening for years. It was in 1994 that we became aware of the GR No.LEN-1090/PK 172/J-1 dated 28-11-91 which deals with regularization of encroached government fallow land.We began to organize ourselves under the banner Bhumi Hukka Andolan. We also began to enquire into the legal history of the land which we have been cultivating to ascertain whether we have a right over this land... Download Press Release