Congress workers protest against alleged encroachment of govt land
Friday, 21/08/2015
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BATHINDA: Congress activists on Thursday staged a protest on the Quila road against the alleged encroachment of that a piece of government land near the Razia Sultana Fort is being encroached upon by those associated with the ruling alliance and the municipal corporation (MC) and the district administration were turning a blind eye towards the issue.
Congress workers holding a protest in Bathinda on Thursday.
The activists, led by secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Iqbal Singh Dhillon, and district Congress president Mohan Lal Jhumba also submitted a memorandum to the administration demanding that the construction on the encroached land should be stopped.
Dhillon said that the land, as per records of the MC, is government land but some politically influential people were capturing the land and had started construction at the site. He said if the authorities concerned didn’t act against the encroachers by registering a case against them and stopping the construction, the Congress would intensify the agitation. Mayor, MC, Balwant Rai Nath, didn’t pick his phone despite attempts.
