Prajapati community protests in Baghpat after houses razed

Prajapati Samaj chief Dara Singh Prajapati accused the district administration of demolishing greater than 50 dwellings of the community with out serving discover and claimed that the homeowners have been residing there since1952.

“The officers got here with police and demolished dwellings of Prajapati community members with out serving them notices,” claimed Dara Singh who marched with the community members from Basi village to DM’s workplace in Baghpat on Monday.

He mentioned that the Prajapatis usually lived close to ponds in order that they might simply get mud and clay for making pots. These households have been additionally dwelling there for over six a long time and have been punished for no fault of theirs. He mentioned that community members may even march to Delhi for in search of justice.

Sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) of Khekra Jyoti Sharma, nonetheless, denied the fees and mentioned that the motion was taken in compliance with the order of the courtroom. She mentioned that 4 dwellings have been broken throughout motion and boundary wall and gates have been demolished as a result of they have been constructed on encroached land of pond.

She claimed that the folks have been effectively conscious of the courtroom order which existed since 2016 however they didn’t go in attraction in opposition to the decision. Furthermore, most of the members already had plots and houses in different areas and beautification work of the pond was additionally pending.

Dara Singh, nonetheless, mentioned the SDM was defending the errant officers. He mentioned that folks have been dwelling there since1952 they usually had no clue about any courtroom verdict.

“Officers by no means shared any such courtroom order with the affected folks and now they’re utilizing this unseen order to guard the wrongdoing of officers,” he mentioned, reiterating that the protest in opposition to demolition of dwellings would proceed.