Slum dwellers are going to protest against the policies of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday.
Residents of Rahul Nagar slum will organise protest march from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) square and will gherao office of the zone number six. After the rally, residents will submit memorandum with 9-pointer demands to BMC Conmmissioner Vishesh Ghadpale and Mayor Krishna Gaur.
Basti Suraksha Manch Secretary Khumendra, in a statement, said that none of the development work carried out under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and the prevailing corruption in the computerised lottery to allot houses for the locality residents.
He further said that this is why the residents are demanding allotment of houses to at-least 32 families from a block, the objections raised over allotment through computerised system should be resolved immediately, maximum `80,000 contribution from each citizen and that too in installments, instead of patta registry of the properties should be done, allotment should be made for the already removed residents.
Khumendra also said that facilities like community hall, parks, anganwadi, baalwadi, community health centre and school should be available in the area.
Earlier also, Manch members submitted memorandum to Divisional Commissioner, Collector and Urban Administration and Development (UAD) department Principal Secretary but in vain.
large number of residents of Rahul Nagar slum and nearing locality will participate in the protest rally. The rally and gherao is the warning for the mentioned demands, if demands are not accepted then aggressive protest will be started, added Khumendra.