Insta
(Photo Via @GURJITS45740921/Twitter)
Punjabi community in Meghalaya urged the Governor Tathagata Roy to disband a committee, headed by Deputy Chief Minister of the state, for allegedly issuing orders aimed at displacing them, The Tribune has reported.
The Harijan Panchayat Committee (HPC), which represents the community, requested Roy to take proactive steps to ensure that the authorities provide land pattas to 218 Sikh families living in the area.
In the aftermath of a violence that took place earlier this year, the state government had setup a high-level committee headed by deputy chief minister Prestone Tyngsong to consider all aspects of the incident.
HPC chairman Gurjit Singh, in a memorandum submitted to the governor, said that the high level committee "has been issuing illegal orders for survey of properties of the poor Sikhs to the Shillong Municipal Board with the intention of dislocation of Sikhs,"
Further, he alleged that high-level committee has been acting in a biased and malafide manner. The delegation also informed the governor that the Sikhs had come to the state two centuries ago to serve in the army and later became a part of the society.
Despite the fact that non-indigenous people in the state do not have the right to own land in the state, the Sikhs have requested the governor to protect their right to live and right to housing. Further, they requested the governor to rename their colony as ‘Punjabi colony’.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest