Villagers have opposed the opening of a proposed minority school in Oraon Tola of Farthia Panchayat under Garhwa Sadar block. They said that the plot on which the minority school is proposed to be opened is the ancestral land of tribal and backward caste people. They are also in possession of the land. Circle Officer Mayank Bhushan had gone with the police force to get the said plot measured on Sunday. The villagers opposed him. Due to the protest of the villagers, he had to return with the team. The Circle Officer gave time to the villagers claiming the said plot to submit the relevant documents within a week.
The villagers allege that there is land belonging to tribal and backward castes on khata number 160, plot number 696, 700, 702 in the village. A conspiracy is being hatched to grab land by opening a minority school by calling it Gair Majrua.
Earlier also his complaint from Deputy Commissioner to local MLA cum Drinking Water Sanitation Minister Mithilesh Kumar Thakur had appealed for justice. Even after that no action was taken.
The villagers said that they are poor and they do not have any separate land. They cultivate the same land. That's how they make a living. Local villagers Omprakash Oraon, Rampravesh Oraon, Naresh Oraon, Ramnath Oraon, Ramji Oraon, Sanjay Oraon, Kailash Oraon, Rajesh Oraon, Rajdev Oraon, Vijay Oraon, Manoj Oraon, Virendra Oraon, Sudarshan Oraon, Ramprasad Chaudhary, Chhedi Chaudhary, Shyamlal Chaudhary, Munari Choudhary and others said that if attempts were made to oust him from the land, he would be bound for a violent agitation.
Garhwa CO Mayank Bhushan said that it is proposed to construct a minority school on the plot of Oraon Tola of Farthiya Panchayat. The villagers of Oraon Tola are opposing the proposed minority school here. The villagers have been quenched and pacified. Along with this, the documents related to the land have been asked to be submitted within seven days. If the papers are not submitted, the construction of the school will be started on the land assured.