Port Blair, Sept 30: Mr. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has written a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman District, Deputy Commissioner, N & M Andaman District and Deputy Commissioner, Nicobar District requesting them to stop the eviction drives during these times of the pandemic.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi has mentioned in his letter that it has been brought to his notice that a large number of encroachments both old and new and both in temporary and permanent structures have been evicted during these times of the pandemic from various villages of different districts.
He has further informed the authorities that both permanent and temporary structures have been removed in Diglipur, Rangat, Shaheed Dweep, Swaraj DWeep and various other villages of other districts.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi has also mentioned that under the grab of new encroachments even old ones have been evicted without following due process of law. He further mentioned that during this rainy season and the ongoing pandemic the people should not be forced to live without a shelter atleast on humanitarian grounds.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi in his letter further made it clear that he is not a supporter of new encroachments and in his view the same should not be encouraged but he emphasised a few pointe like New and Old Encroachments should not be evicted/removed until the pandemic is over and the economy is back on the track.
He further mentioned that Old encroachments should not be disturbed, evicted or removed and the same should be regularised after reviewing the report of the Vivek Rae Committee. Further he mentioned that the report submitted by the Vivek Rae Committee has not been accepted by the Islanders and therefore the same should be reviewed and revisited after due consultation with all the stakeholders including the representative of all political parties.
