Two days after Premier Wen Jiabao's unprecedented visit to the country's top complaints body, many of the eight petitioners lucky enough to air their grievances are being kicked around like balls but at least one has had his case resolved.
Two petitioners, from Hubei and Shanxi , who complained about illegal land requisitions and unscrupulous bosses told The Southern Metropolis News that no authorities had contacted them since the meeting and they tried to call officials several times but had not been able to get through.
Two others, from Jilin and Jiangsu , who also petitioned over illegal land requisitions, have been accused by regional authorities for making false statements, the Oriental Morning Post reported.
The only success so far is a petitioner from Tianjin who was representing more than 100 migrant workers owed back-pay by the government - they received the money.
Another petitioner from Hebei, who complained about insufficient social welfare protection for the disabled, was told that county authorities discussed his case.
Two other petitioners, from Shandong and Inner Mongolia , who aired complaints with Wen of illegal land requisitions and farmland allocation, have not been tracked down by mainland media.
Although very few achieved any redress after meeting Wen, analysts said the premier's surprise visit to woo petitioners and ease escalating social tensions was likely to encourage more petitioners to go to Beijing for a chance to solve their problems.