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Eviction threat: Slum dwellers near PM’s home meet Rahul

New Delhi: People from three slum clusters near the Prime Minister’s residence on Saturday, August 29, met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi seeking his intervention against their proposed relocation to Savda Ghevra on the outskirts of Delhi, claiming the move would disrupt their livelihood, children’s education and access to healthcare.

Residents of Bhai Ram Camp, Masjid Camp, and DID Colony, who gathered at the AICC office on 24 Akbar Road, claimed that around 717 families, comprising nearly 3,000 to 5,000 people, living in the three clusters will be affected.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted these residents six weeks to vacate their homes and relocate to alternative accommodation at Savda Ghevra, rejecting the appellants’ claim that the process of their eviction violated the Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015.

A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also constituted a monitoring committee to supervise rehabilitation of the dwellers and said authorities would “strictly” honour their undertakings and the court’s June 4 directions to ensure amenities, such as schools, electricity, LPG connection, bus passes, dispensaries, etc., to them at Savda Ghevra.

The Centre had sought their eviction on the grounds that the jhuggi-jhopdi clusters were in a protected zone, immediately next to an operational Air Force Station, and the decision to remove unauthorised construction in the area was taken to strengthen and secure defence infrastructure and for other important public and security purposes.

“We have come here to Rahul Gandhi ji’s office because our homes are being demolished. We want to present our grievances and problems to him. A High Court Division Bench has dismissed our case and directed us to move to Savda Ghevra,” a resident, Shah Nawaz, told PTI Videos.

Residents asked to move to Savda Ghevra, 45 kms away

The proposed relocation comes amid the demolition of structures at the Delhi Race Club in the area whose premises were taken over by the Centre on Thursday following a court order.

Residents said shifting them to Savda Ghevra, around 45 km away, would make it difficult for them to retain their jobs and ensure their children’s education.

“We are being sent to Savda Ghevra, which is 45 km away. Our children will not have access to education, and we will not have employment opportunities. How can we move so far away?” another resident said.

The residents claimed they were not opposed to relocation but wanted alternative accommodation closer to their existing homes.

“We are not refusing to move. If the government needs this land, we are not objecting. We are willing to relocate, but we should be treated fairly. We have been living there for around 100 years,” the resident said.

They also claimed that they had been told about a policy under which rehabilitation housing would be provided either at the existing location or within a radius of around three to five km.

What about essential services, they ask

Residents raised concerns over access to essential services, including Safdarjung Hospital and a nearby girls’ school, saying relocation to the city’s outskirts would sever their access to these facilities.

“If someone has to reach work by 5 am, how will they commute from a place 45 km away? There is no employment there and no means of earning a livelihood,” a third resident said.

The residents also voiced concerns over the safety of women and girls at the proposed relocation site, alleging that the area faces problems related to drugs, alcohol and crime.

They said they had approached government officials seeking to present their concerns but had not received a response.

The residents urged Gandhi to take up the issue with authorities and ensure that any rehabilitation plan takes into account their livelihood, education, healthcare and safety concerns.

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FIR against Mufti who ‘warned’ against closure of madrasas

Rudrapur: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday, August 28, that strict action would be taken against the Mufti who threatened over the ongoing crackdown on illegal madrasas.

He said that the era of governments caving in to threats due to appeasement politics is over.

The police have registered a first information report (FIR) against Ulema Mufti Mujeeb after taking cognisance of a purported video showing him giving an inflammatory speech at Trishul Chowk in Rudrapur (Udham Singh Nagar district) during a Milad-un-Nabi procession on Wednesday, August 26.

Ideology that promotes encroachment: Uttarakhand CM

Speaking to reporters in Khatima, the Chief Minister described the Mufti’s statement as the one reflecting an ideology that promotes encroachment, disregards the Constitution, and resorts to threats.

“Gone are the days when people would succumb to their threats and engage in appeasement for the sake of their votes… The government has changed now. Since (Narendra) Modi ji became the Prime Minister, the rule of law has been established in the country. We have constitutional norms, and things operate according to them,” he said.

The CM asserted that Uttarakhand would not be intimidated. He said that the administration would track down the Mufti and take the strictest possible action against him.

Dhami asserted that the state had previously cleared over 13,000 acre of land from encroachment and illegal occupation, and this campaign would continue.

‘If Madrasas are shut down, see what Muslims will do’

A purported video of the speech allegedly delivered from the stage by Mufti Mujeeb — identified as the principal of Kheda Madrasa — has gone viral on social media, in which he can be seen issuing threats regarding the Uttarakhand government’s actions against madrassas. In the purported video, he is heard saying that if madrassas are shut down, one should wait and see what the Muslims would do.

Additionally, the Mufti raised the issue of eight acre of Eidgah land acquired by the Municipal Corporation last year and demanded its return. 

However, Rudrapur Mayor Vikas Sharma said that no form of pressure regarding government land would be tolerated. “Let alone eight acre, not even an inch of government land will be relinquished under anyone’s pressure,” he said.

He clarified that the land taken over by the municipal corporation had been under illegal encroachment.

Mufti allegedly flees from home

Amid the controversy sparked by the viral video, the Mufti has allegedly fled from his home. However, the police have taken cognisance of the video and registered an FIR against him.

Circle Officer Vibhav Saini said that an attempt was made to disrupt social harmony through the alleged inflammatory statements made by the Mufti. He said that the FIR was registered against the Mufti based on the video, following instructions from the district’s Senior Superintendent of Police. 

On the other hand, Dr Shahid Raza, manager of the procession committee, claimed that the video circulating on social media is fake and was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Telangana forms panel to modernise polytechnic education

Hyderabad: The government of Telangana on Monday, August 24, constituted a high-level committee “to modernise polytechnic education and protect the legitimate academic and career interests of students, faculty and other stakeholders”.

This comes in the wake of students’ protests over the state government’s order that brought Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Advanced Technology Centres (ATCs), and Polytechnic colleges under the Young India Skills University (YISU) and the newly formed SHAKTI department.

Monday’s notification sought to explain the government’s rationale behind the above decision, calling it a part of “an effort to bring greater convergence between the polytechnic system and the state’s emerging skill development and industry ecosystem”.

Committee to submit report in 30 days

However, taking note of the concerns raised by various stakeholders, such as students and faculty, the government said it was constituting a high-level committee which will ‘hold extensive consultations with all concerned stakeholders, study all the issues related to them and make specific recommendations to the government’.

As far as the composition of the committee is concerned, K Keshav Rao, advisor to the government (Public Affairs), is the chairman. The four members on the committee are Prof. M. Kondandaram, member of the Telangana Legislative Council; Prof. (retd) Shantha Sinha; Navin Mittal, Special Chief Secretary to the state government, Energy, and Secretary, SHAKTI Department. The Commissioner of Technical Education would serve as the member-convenor of the committee.

The committee would submit its recommendations within 30 days, it said.

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Water Board lauds Hyderabad resident for conserving rainwater

Hyderabad: A Hyderabad resident received applause from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) for his rainwater harvesting system.

Vinod Sri Bhashyam from Prakash Nagar, Motilal Nehru Nagar, constructed four recharge pits, which help collect rainwater from the rooftop and return it to the ground. The house also has a borewell, which preserves water during summer due to its systematic groundwater recharge, demonstrating the effectiveness of the rainwater harvesting system.

“These measures help improve groundwater levels, enhance the sustainability of borewells, conserve valuable water resources and reduce dependence on government drinking water supply and water tankers,” said Water Board Managing Director Ashok Reddy.

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Govt sanctions additional Rs 99 crore for Dakshina Kashi temple

Hyderabad: The state government has sanctioned an additional Rs 99.40 crore for the development and expansion of the Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple at Vemulawada, also known as Dakshina Kashi.

Earlier, the temple received Rs 50 crore in the 2023–24 Budget and Rs 100 crore in this year’s budget.

With the latest allocation, the total disbursed funds stand at Rs 249.40 crore.

According to officials, nearly 45 per cent of the development works have been completed. The new funds will accelerate the infrastructure works.

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Telangana to source food for mid-day meals from local farmers

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday, July 24, said the state government is considering ways to support local farmers in areas where centralised kitchens of the mid-day meals scheme have been established.

The government is ready to encourage farmers to cultivate organic crops so that vegetables, rice, and other necessary supplies can be procured directly from them for preparing mid-day meals, he said.

During an interaction with representatives of Hare Krishna Movement and other organisations who called on him, the CM said measures are being taken to provide farmers with quality seeds which not only promote crop diversification but also ensure profitability for the farmers.

The Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation is involved in the preparation and delivery of mid-day meals to government schools.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited contributed Rs 10 crore CSR fund, while Divi’s Laboratories Limited contributed Rs 12.18 crore to the breakfast scheme in government schools, an official release said.

CM Revanth calls for special bureau for traffic regulation

Later, while conducting a review meeting with senior officials at the Bodhi Pavilion, Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute, CM Revanth directed that a special bureau to manage traffic and supervise road safety be created.

He said measures to regulate traffic should be reviewed every two to three months and accidents on the Outer Ring Road should be prevented.

He indicated the need to construct underpasses and elevated corridors where necessary to introduce a signal-free system and to ensure, as far as possible, that vehicle movement continues uninterrupted without traffic halting at signals.

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