70 illegal constructions demolished in Patna's Nepali Nagar; cop hurt in protest by locals
India Today
The Patna administration demolished 70 illegal houses in Nepali Nagar. The protesting locals started pelting stones at officials, in which a policeman was injured. The police resorted to using tear gas shells to disperse the mob.
The Patna administration began to demolish 70 houses using bulldozers, which were allegedly built illegally on the 20 acres of land belonging to Bihar State Housing Board, on Sunday.
Armed with 14 bulldozers and 2000 policemen, officials of the Patna administration reached Nepali Nagar today to demolish the illegal construction amidst protests from the local people.
As the demolition drive began and the bulldozers started to bring down the illegally constructed houses, local people started pelting stones at the administration due to which the police resorted to using tear gas to control the situation.
A policeman was reportedly hurt during stone-pelting by the protesting locals.
According to information, the administration had already given notice to all these 70 house owners to vacate almost a month back.
In 1974, the housing board started purchasing 1024 acres of land from the farmers to build residential complexes, but allegedly the farmers were not being compensated adequately, and the entire matter reached the Supreme Court.
Later, the Supreme Court directed Bihar State Housing Board to remove all kinds of discrimination in land acquisition and compensate the farmers adequately along with interest, which the housing board allegedly has not adhered to till now.
