More than 4,000 families living on railway land in the Banbhoolpura area of Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district will receive eviction notice from the railways.
Haldwani,UPDATED: Jan 3, 2023 02:50 IST
Residents of Banbhoolpura area of Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district protesting against the eviction notice. (Photo: Twitter/ @Mohamme78961361)
By Ankit Sharma: More than 4,000 families, of whom the majority are Muslims, are staring at going homeless for living on Railway land in Banbhoolpura area in Uttarkahand’s Haldwani district as the High Court has ordered demolition of ‘constructions in Railway land.’
Railways is all set to send eviction notices to more than 4300 families living in unauthorised colonies near Haldwani Railway Station following an order issued by the Uttarakhand High Court.
The order has been challenged in the Supreme Court and the apex court will hear the plea on January 5.
According to sources, encroachments include around 20 mosques and nine temples and schools.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticized the move by the government. He said, “how can it be an encroachment when there are three government inter-college in the area?”
AIMIM Uttarakhand President Nayyer Kazmi also visited Haldwani and met the families living there on the railway lands and offered them his full support.
