Kathputli colony residents stage protest

June 30, 2016 12:00 am | Updated September 16, 2016 05:01 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

Residents of Kathputli colony on Wednesday protested outside Raj Niwas, few of whom later vented their ire to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung accusing the DDA of going back on its words of 'in situ' rehabilitation.

Around 1,500 people from the colony, a habitat of hundreds of artistes including puppeteers, folk singers and magicians, marched to the L-G's residence in the morning. A fifteen-member delegation later met Jung. “Mr. Jung has assured us of action within two days,” said one of the representatives after meeting L-G.

“Over two years ago, we were evicted from our houses in the colony by DDA with a promise that we would be provided new flats within two years, but we have got nothing,” said 40-year-old Mohammad Imtiaz, a resident of the colony.

Residents of the colony were made to shift to a transit camp in Anand Parbat over two years ago by the DDA in order to "redevelop" it.— PTI

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.