BULLIES CAPTURED HOUSES BUILT FOR THE MAHADALITS

BULLIES CAPTURED HOUSES BUILT FOR THE MAHADALITS

16-DEC-ENG 3

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------Some dominant people of Bhojpur district forcibly captured the hoses built for the Mahadalit community and living in them after equipping them with modern fittings with the alleged connivance of the officials of Bhojpur district administration as well as the AMC.

Keeping in view of the financial condition of Mahadalits, the Ara Municipal Corporation (AMC) under the scheme of providing the hoses, constructed many houses at five places at Ara so that Mahadalits can live their lives in a good society but this is not so. Some dominant people are living in many houses built for the Mahadalits. The situation of bullying is such that Mahadalits are not able to even complain about it to the district administration. Even the district administration does not think is necessary to investigate into the matter and no one comes forward to protest against such injustice being done to the Mahadalits.

The AMC had built houses at five places at Ara for the convenience of Mahadalits at Anaith, behind the Ara Civil Court, near Sapana Cinema, Chandawa, Private Bus Stand and Jawahar Tola behind Dr. Vijay Laxmi Sharma’s clinic. Near Sapana Cinema, four buildings of three storeys have been built with 40 houses in one block and in total there are more than 150 houses. Similarly, three blocks have been built at Jawahar Tola and there too are more than 100 houses. Likewise, blocks have been built at other three places. It this is investigated, people will know as to who are the people living in these houses in name of Mahadalits.

The situation is such that neither the Bhojpur district administration nor the AMC has the list of people living in these houses built for the Mahadalits bulldogging them. In more than half of the flats, dominant people are living instead of Mahadalits. At Jawahar Tola behind Dr. Vijay Laxmi Sharma’s clinic, many houses built for the Mahadalits have been encroached upon by bullies and the Mahadalits have been driven away. The situation is that the houses have been decorated with tiles etc. yet it is not inspected by the AMC and due to fear, neither does the Mahadalit complain about this to the administration. The question is now being raised as to what is the justification for housing built for the Mahadalits.

Sources said that many houses have been put on rent even by the Mahadalits and the owners are living on roadside and in such a situation how the housing problem of Mahadalits can beb solved is a difficult task. When people talk about development, how can encroaching on the roads and spreading filth and garbage on the roadside be called development?

Even after construction of 800 houses by the AMC, encroachment on the road is quite ridiculous. By encroachment on the roads, the traffic system is being hampered. Instead of making people understand, some persons and even political parties are provoking them and instead of truth, are misleading them merely for petty gains. At Jawahar Tola, a park has been made by encroaching government land without the permission of administration. This is causing a lot of trouble. It is necessary for everyone to follow the constitutional provisions. It will be very difficult to use this place as per the plan by the administration.

Local residents Manmohan Choubey, Durgvijay Kumar, Tarun Prasad and others said that encroachment of rights of others is entirely wrong and it should be investigate and stern action should be taken against the encroachers. The hard work of the government has been ruined by the bullies. Some people shed crocodile tears for the rights and the exploitation of the Mahadalits but they never bother to raise voices against the injustice meted out to them. The AMC should investigate the matter regularly so that no irregularities can happen and the rights of the Dalits cannot be infringed. They said that it is surprising and also beyond understanding as to why the AMC is reluctant to investigate into the matter. They said that the reluctance of the officials of the AMC showed that they might have been involved in the racket. They further stated as to why would not those who talk about the rights of the Mahadalits protest for these things? This is very unfortunate and the district administration should also take cognizance and action against the bullies.

Ara Municipal Commissioner, AMC Niroj Kumar Bhagat said that this is a serious matter and it will be investigated. Many people have sublet the houses allotted to them and it is also not right. All the houses will be investigated so that those for whom the houses have been built can get the benefit.