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  • Vakil Hasan: DDA’s Harrowing Demolition Leaves Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Hero Homeless |

    In a stark contrast to his heroic efforts, rat miner Wakil Hasan, known for his critical role in the rescue of 41 laborers from the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand, found himself and his family without a home after their house in Delhi was demolished in an encroachment removal drive by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

    Forced onto the Streets

    Following the demolition, Hasan, alongside his wife and two children, was compelled to live on the sidewalk. The family’s predicament paints a grim picture of displacement and hardship in the face of bureaucratic actions. Despite being offered temporary housing by the DDA, Hasan refused, highlighting a deeper issue of dignity and justice.

    DDA On Vakil Hasan House Demolition 

    The DDA defended its actions, stating the demolition was part of a regular campaign against encroachment and unauthorized constructions. They emphasized that the operation was not targeted at any individual, including Hasan, whose home was previously identified and removed for encroachment in 2016, only for him to reclaim it in 2017.

    Community Support and Promises

    The community and political figures have rallied in support of Hasan and his family. News outlets showcased the dire situation, prompting responses from local politicians. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari assured legal resolution and housing under the PMAY, while Delhi’s LG and DDA Chairman VK Saxena promised swift compensation and housing, recognizing Hasan’s significant contributions.

    Vakil Hasan Continues Fight for Justice

    As Hasan and his family navigate through this challenging time, their situation sheds light on the complexities of urban development, encroachment, and the human cost of administrative decisions. The community’s support underscores the respect and gratitude for Hasan’s heroism, as authorities scramble to rectify the consequences of their actions.

  • ‘I will be able to lift tough problems’: UK PM Boris Johnson on Jahangirpuri controversy

    By means of PTI

    LONDON: British Top Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday indicated that he could be elevating “tough problems” when he meets his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.

    The tough problems being referred to is more likely to come with the arguable demolition of a few houses as a part of an “anti-encroachment” power by way of the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Company (NDMC) within the Jahangirpuri space of north-west Delhi, days after communal clashes within the locality.

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    Johnson used to be responding to questions from the United Kingdom media throughout a talk over with to a brand new bulldozer manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Halol commercial space close to Vadodara arrange by way of British multinational JCB. “We all the time lift the tough problems, in fact we do, however the reality is that India is a rustic of one.35 billion folks and it’s democratic, it is the global’s biggest democracy,” Johnson used to be quoted within the ‘Parent’ newspaper as announcing according to questions.

    The manufacturing facility talk over with got here beneath hearth on social media over JCB apparatus being concerned within the “anti-encroachment” demolitions in Delhi, which activists have claimed focused one explicit spiritual group – a subject being thought to be by way of the Ideal Courtroom.

    Then again, Johnson sought to focus on the brand new Halol plant as a “dwelling, respiring incarnation of the umbilicus between the United Kingdom and India”. “It is a world-leading manufacturing facility – 600,000 diggers a yr coming from India, exported from India to 110 nations with British generation,” he mentioned.

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    The United Kingdom media additionally raised the problem of JCB chairman Anthony Bamford being a donor to Johnson’s Conservative Birthday party and whether or not the talk over with used to be motivated by way of that connection. “No, he selected to visit the JCB manufacturing facility as a result of this is a superb representation of UK industry, running with India and the Indian govt to learn each the United Kingdom and India,” Johnson’s reputable spokesperson advised the ‘Parent’.