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[[File:Jan Satyagraha 2012, between Gwalior and Agra.jpg|thumb|right|Jan Satyagraha 2012, between Gwalior and Agra]]
'''Jan Satyagraha 2012''' is a non-violent foot march organized by [[Ekta Parishad]], on a 350 km stretch between [[Gwalior]] and [[Delhi]]. The march started at Gwalior on 2 October 2012, and arrived in Delhi on 29 October 2012. Jan [[Satyagraha]] means "Keenness to Truth" and is based on Mahatma Gandhi's [[non-violent resistance]].

The objective is to obtain "a comprehensive National Land Reforms Act and effective implementation and monitoring institutions to provide access to land and livelihood resources to the poor landless, homeless and marginalized communities".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://js2012.wordpress.com/ |title=Jansatyagraha 2012 (जनसत्याग्रह 2012) | achieving peoples control over land and livelihood |publisher=Js2012.wordpress.com |date=2012-09-27 |accessdate=2012-10-18}}</ref> Ekta Parishad is also demanding implementation of PESA or [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996]] in tribal areas so that local population have a say in how the land and natural resources in their respective areas are used. They also demand fast-track courts to settle thousands of pending land disputes.

After [[Janadesh 2007]], Ekta Parishad demands included the implementation of the [[Forest Rights Act]], 2008.

Between 20 and 24 September, several meetings took place between representatives of Ekta Parishad and government ministers, but no agreement was reached.

50,000 landless and small farmers gathered in Gwalior on the Mela Ground on 2 October 2012. [[Jairam Ramesh]], Minister of Rural Development, Government of India; [[Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia]], Member of Parliament from the Congress Party; and [[Rajagopal P. V.]], president of Ekta Parishad, made speeches. Many other personalities were present.

On 8 October, an Ekta Parishad delegation met again with Ramesh in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bhopal/Jan-Satyagrah-close-to-Delhi-doors/Article1-941945.aspx |title=Jan Satyagrah close to Delhi doors |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2012-10-09 |accessdate=2012-10-18 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213212837/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bhopal/Jan-Satyagrah-close-to-Delhi-doors/Article1-941945.aspx |archivedate=13 December 2012 |df= }}</ref> An agreement was reached and the march stopped at [[Agra]]. The two major points of the agreement were:
*establishment of a draft national land reforms policy in the next 6 months, to be finalised soon thereafter.
*adoption of a legal provision to provide agriculture land to landless people and homestead land to homeless people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ektaeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/11102010_Press_Release_2.pdf |title=March for Justice (India) |publisher=Ektaeurope.org |accessdate=2012-10-18 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Rajagopal, Gwalior, Jan Satyagraha.jpg|Rajagopal P.V., president of Ekta Parishad
File:Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.jpg|Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, member of parliament
File:Radha Bhatt, Agra, India.jpg|Radha Bhatt, president of the ''[[Gandhi Peace Foundation]]''
File:Femmes adivasies, Gwalior, India.jpg|Adivasi women, Gwalior
File:Indian women, Jan Satyagraha 2012, Gwalior.jpg|Indian women, Gwalior
File:Jan Satyagraha 2012 meeting at Agra, UP, India.ogv
File:Jan Satyagraha 2012 meeting at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.ogv
File:Jan Satyagraha 2012 meeting at Agra, India.ogv
File:Breakfast preparation, Jan Satyagraha 2012, Agra.jpg|Breakfast preparation, Jan Satyagraha 2012, Agra
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jan Satyagraha 2012}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180806195338/http://ektaparishad.com/ Ekta Parishad]
*[https://js2012.wordpress.com/ Blog on Jan Satyagraha 2012]

[[Category:Protest marches]]
[[Category:Civil disobedience]]
[[Category:Nonviolent resistance movements]]
[[Category:Political advocacy groups in India]]
[[Category:Articles containing video clips]]

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