Observing that alleged intruders from Bangladesh in Gadarpur area of Udham Singh Nagar is a dangerous case, the high court of Uttarakhand has issued notices to the Central and State Governments.
Issuing the notices, the division bench of acting chief justice Rajiv Sharma and justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari has set the next date of hearing on the case on September 14. Gadarpur resident Suresh Mandal had filed a PIl in the high court stating that 367 Bangladeshis had illegally entered the Gram Sabha area he resides in. These illegal Bangladeshi immigrants had secured various Government issued certificates and even managed to secure their presence on positions in the Gram Sabha. This is posing a threat to national security, the petitioner contended. He further stated that he had started facing more problems since he had filed the PIl.
Claiming that he was being harassed, the petitioner also alleged that with the involvement of some police and administrative officers, attempt was also made to declare him a gangster. Considering this to be a dangerous situation, the high court division bench issued notices to the Central and State Government directing them to submit their replies.