India is a democratic and welfare State, where the people elects its representatives for the Parliament. These parliamentarians are working on behalf of the people according to the rules and guidelines laid down in the Constitution. To maintain the welfare status the Supreme Court has given direction to the state according to the constitution as the Supreme Court is considered as the guardian of our constitution. The Supreme Court in PUCL vs Union of India declared right to food as fundamental right and it is the duty of the state to ensure the fundamental rights of the citizens. In this case Supreme Court made provisions for ration card i.e. Antyodaya Ann Yojan (red card) and white card, Intregated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), old aged and widow pension, Mid-day Meal scheme, food for work program, Annapurna scheme, National Rozgar Gurantee Scheme (NREGA), and right to information etc. However, in spite of these directions given by the Supreme Court, there is grate lacuna in the implementation of these programs and the officers of the government are not paying heeds towards these developmental issues.

Voice of People (VOP) had written many times to the appropriate authority and government to draw their kind attention on the problems faced by the deprived, marginalized and dalits people. The VOP also tried to draw the attention of government on the corruption rampant in the offices of the government, but it seems that the government is not trying to find out the truth and they ignored most of the applications of VOP. So VOP has decided to start a campaign through peaceful hunger strike after giving ample time to administration, so that the heed of the State Government and administration may be attracted towards the issues related with development. The VOP is struggling with full potential and dedication in 60 blocks of 22 districts through this strike. The main objectives of this hunger strike are to awaken the administration and state government on of development scheme so that the developmental schemes may be properly implemented and the corruption may be routed out from the administration.

 As soon as the hunger strike started Keshaw Ram of Pahala Block in Sitapur district has died in the night of the same day i.e.12th February, 2009 when he was raising his demand for red card through this hunger strike. Earlier he had applied for red card but unfortunately the card had not been issued to him till now. So he decided to join the hunger strike of VOP.  This is shameful for Indian and state government that a young struggler had died due to hunger in democratic country. When Keshaw Ram died there was not a bit of cereal in his house. He died in hunger and his family had been provided thirty kg cereal and red card has been issued with immediate effect just after his death. The process of allotting land had been started and very soon the family will get the land and residence. He had been provided twenty thousand rupees as emergency relief and rupees one lakh assistance has been recommended from Chief Ministration. There are