Daily Excelsior
CHANDIGARH, July 8: BJP national executive member Satya Pal Jain today demanded that the demolition drive being carried out by the Chandigarh administration in the city be stayed till the Committee constituted by it submits its final report.
Addressing a news conference here, Mr Jain said to review the situation vis-a-vis the demolition drive being carried out by the administration, Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami would come to Chandigarh tomorrow. Mr Swami would also meet Chandigarh Administrator Justice (Retd) O P Verma in this regard, he informed.
Mr Swami would also meet the affected persons and would listen to their plight, he added.
Mr Jain said Mr Swami would leave for Delhi tomorrow evening itself and submit his report to Union Home Minister Lal Krishan Advani.
" Many people have made need-based changes in their houses, but these cannot be called encroachments as they have been made on their premises itself and they should be regularised. No action on the notices issued to these people should be taken and these notices should be kept under suspended animation till the committee submits its final report," he added.
He said some religious institutions were also razed to the ground in this drive without keeping in mind the religious sentiments of the people. A policy should be made regarding the religious places and those which were not allotted should be regularised. Water and electricity supply should also be made to all the religious places, he added. ...
CHANDIGARH, July 8: BJP national executive member Satya Pal Jain today demanded that the demolition drive being carried out by the Chandigarh administration in the city be stayed till the Committee constituted by it submits its final report.
Addressing a news conference here, Mr Jain said to review the situation vis-a-vis the demolition drive being carried out by the administration, Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami would come to Chandigarh tomorrow. Mr Swami would also meet Chandigarh Administrator Justice (Retd) O P Verma in this regard, he informed.
Mr Swami would also meet the affected persons and would listen to their plight, he added.
Mr Jain said Mr Swami would leave for Delhi tomorrow evening itself and submit his report to Union Home Minister Lal Krishan Advani.
" Many people have made need-based changes in their houses, but these cannot be called encroachments as they have been made on their premises itself and they should be regularised. No action on the notices issued to these people should be taken and these notices should be kept under suspended animation till the committee submits its final report," he added.
He said some religious institutions were also razed to the ground in this drive without keeping in mind the religious sentiments of the people. A policy should be made regarding the religious places and those which were not allotted should be regularised. Water and electricity supply should also be made to all the religious places, he added. ...
