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06.12.21
We are not encroachers, we are victims.
Instead of detaining residents, administration should provide a transit camp.
State government should fulfill its duties and provide rehabilitation.
Dialogue not Detention!
In the case of Sarina Sarkar v Government of Haryana, the Supreme Court issued an order for eviction of the residents of Khori village settled on forest land. According to this order, about 10000 houses have to be removed within 6 weeks from June 7, 2021, for which the Faridabad Administration and Municipal Corporation have geared up.
The administration has planned to implement this order of the Supreme Court and how they are to be evicted, but after the eviction, what about those little minor children who are not touched by the third wave of corona epidemic. There is no planning for this. Also, what relief will the government will give to those 5000 pregnant and lactating mothers and single mothers.
Yesterday on the midnight of 10th June 2021, the Crime Branch officials detained about 15 people of Khori village while sleeping in their homes at night. After this, at 5:00 am today, the residents of Khori village started a sit-in demonstration on Surajkund Shooting Range Road. Protesting against what the court has ordered and that the administration should also tell what role the state will play to implement this order.
What relief is the state going to give them in the form of rehabilitation in lieu of the people who have devoted their lives in Khori village for the past few decades and have protected this entire Khori village and this forest. What is the preparation of the administration to implement this order of the Supreme Court and what kind of participation will the people of Khori village play in it?
Nirmal Gorana, General Secretary, Bandhua Mukti Morcha, requested the Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and the Chief Minister, Haryana Government, on behalf of several people’s organizations that are involved in housing rights across the country, to shift all the people of Khori village to a transit camp. And through a letter by the people working on a large scale, there was a demand to provide shelter to the families of Khori in the transit camp and then rehabilitation.
In this sequence, a letter was sent to the Children’s Commission and the Minister of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, with the help of all the mass organizations in the interests of about 25000 children who are below 18 years of age, who can be saved from the third wave of corona epidemic.
Nirmal Gorana also told that about 15 people of Khori village were detained by the police, out of which 6 people - Gowada Prasad, Mohammad Salim Ansari, Pappu Pradhan, Imamuddin, Keemkhan and Ramdas were produced before DCP Faridabad and sent to jail. Human Rights Advocate Siyaz and Advocate Vinod have reached the DCP office for the bail of these laborers.
In this sequence, a letter was sent to the Children’s Commission and the Minister of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, with the help of all the mass organizations in the interests of about 25000 children who are below 18 years of age, who can be saved from the third wave of corona epidemic.
Nirmal Gorana also told that about 15 people of Khori village were detained by the police, out of which 6 people - Gowada Prasad, Mohammad Salim Ansari, Pappu Pradhan, Imamuddin, Keemkhan and Ramdas were produced before DCP Faridabad and sent to jail. Human Rights Advocate Siyaz and Advocate Vinod have reached the DCP office for the bail of these laborers.
Nilesh, a social worker of Basti Suraksha Manch said that there is a need for a dialogue between the administration and the residents of Khori, which can be done well by the District Magistrate, Faridabad and the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad.
Mala, a resident of Basti, said "that electricity and water have been switched off from today and it looks like we’ll die of thirst and eviction from this heat before it happens. We are the victims, not the accused, why is this government showing this indifference to all of us. We all supported this government, but today we have become beggars in front of the government.
Nirmal Gorana, General Secretary, Bandhua Mukti Morcha, , 9899823286
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[See also:
[Faridabad Khori Gaon demolition] Evict occupants on forest land, clear encroachments within six weeks: Supreme Court says "no compromise" https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/faridabad-demolition-evict-occupants-forest-land-six-weeks-supreme-court
Demolition of Faridabad colony in Aravalli forest area suspended: MC | Tribune News Service - Faridabad, June 8) https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/demolition-of-faridabad-colony-in-aravalli-forest-area-suspended-mc-265874
Why the Haryana Govt Must Not Evict One Lakh Residents of Khori Gaon by Manju Menon and Ishita Chatterjee https://thewire.in/urban/khori-gaon-haryana-urban-poor-eviction]
