Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja on Wednesday demanded in the State Assembly that all encroached lands of the Puri Swargadwar be freed soon.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Saluja said while most parts of the Swargadwar area have been encroached by influential persons, the Government is protecting them instead of arresting them.
“Every day 80 to 90 corpses come to the Swargadwar for cremation. Due to lack space, they are put in a queue and their family members are asked to wait for the turn. There are now shades or other facilities at the cremation ground,” said Saluja.
He demanded that the Speaker give a ruling to the Government to make all encroached area free soon in the interest o people.