Protest march in city against ‘bulldozer action', demands rehabilitation of displaced families
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Hundreds of displaced residents on Friday afternoon took out a protest march, shouting slogans against the Chhatrapati Municipal Corporation (CSMC) and its commissioner.
The protestors, while terming the ongoing demolition drive by the CSMC as "bulldozer-shahi", said that they would not tolerate the "bulldozer rule" being imposed on commoners.
The demonstration, by various organisations, started from Kranti Chowk and culminated at the divisional commissioner's office. Deepak Nikhalje, who was among the key protesters, alleged that under the pretext of removing encroachments, houses of the poor were being demolished without any prior notice, leaving families homeless during the monsoon.
The march passed through Sillekhana, Paithan Gate, Gulmandi, and City Chowk before reaching the commissionerate. A delegation met divisional commissioner Jitendra Papalakar and submitted a memorandum of demands.
The key demands included cancellation of the proposed road from Champa Chowk to Jalna Road passing through a residential area; rehabilitation and adequate compensation to property owners before demolition of old settlements; relocation of the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar from Harsul to the main square; legal action against officials who damaged the replica of the University Renaming Movement Memorial at Sanjaynagar-Mukundwadi; reconstruction of the Osmanpura arch at an adjacent location; immediate withdrawal of the July 17 circular issued by the district collector for clearing encroachments on gairan (common) land; transfer of cultivation rights of gairan land to current tillers; and issue of 'PR' cards to all slum dwellers to secure their settlements.
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The protesters alleged that thousands were rendered homeless during the rain due to arbitrary demolitions and demanded justice for the affected families. Another activist, Arvind Kamble, said that in the case of Harsul, road widening work was carried out a few months ago, and the civic body has once again come for demolishing the properties under the same pretext of road widening.
The activists blamed municipal commissioner G Shreekanth for carrying out the demolition drive without compensating the rightful landowners.
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