Slum dwellers protest land Grab Act

Slum dwellers under the banner of the Bastibasindanka Milita Manch staged a demonstration in front of the State Assembly here protesting the land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2015.Hundreds of slum dwellers came in a procession starting from Railway Station to lower PMG where they staged rally demanding amendment of the Act after having proper discussion in the house.  

Joint convener of the Manch Khageswar Sethy said the State Government has passed the land Grabbing Bill arbitrarily without taking the Opposition into confidence.“It is a draconian bill and fiercely anti-poor. The State Government has to amend the bill keeping eye on the poor people and slum dwellers of the State,” Sethy said.

According to the Act, leaders of the Manch said, a poor landless person occupying a piece of public land for his/her livelihood is liable to be arrested by the police without a court warrant. “This Act is designed to make poorest of the poor homeless. By passing the Act, the Government proved that it does not want happiness of poor people,” they added.