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Tamil Nadu
Dalits allege land grab by DMK man
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express
Posted on Jul 10, 2011 at 02:59pm IST
CHENNAI: Dalit residents of Kathirvedu village in Puzhal have alleged
that their houses were demolished and their lands grabbed by a DMK
functionary in 2007. Living in rented houses since then, the residents
have now pinned their hopes on Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Residents of Indira Nagar and JJ Nagar claimed that about 73 Dalit
families had been living on 3.6 acres of 'poromboke' land for over 16
years.� In 2005, the residents had petitioned the Tiruvallur Collector
to provide them basic amenities, including drinking water supply and
roads, and the same were provided in 2006. Later, the residents also
requested 'pattas' and electricity supply to their area.� In the
meantime, a DMK functionary, who claimed himself to be the personal
assistant of a DMK leader who held an important position in the
previous government, reportedly threatened them to vacate the place as
the leader wanted the land. He had also told the residents that they
would be given another land and Rs 50,000 for each family for
constructing a house. After giving them two days time to vacate, the
DMK man demolished their houses with the help of goons, the residents
alleged, adding that a few of them were given only Rs 20,000, while
the rest were chased away. "He is now using that land to park 30
lorries and is taking rent for it. He has also constructed a compound
wall around the land," said E Pazhaniammal, one of the residents and
president of Senthamarai Women Self-Help Group, Kathirvedu.
The residents had since then been living in rented houses. "We now
hope the CM will help us get back the land and take action against the
DMK man," she added.
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