Delhi: CPI(M) Condemns Demolition of Rat Miner’s House
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A DELEGATION of the CPI(M) led by its Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat met rat miner Vakil Hasan on March 3, whose house was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and expressed solidarity with him and his family. Brinda Karat strongly condemned this flagrant action of the DDA. There are thousands of houses in this kutcha colony but action has been taken to demolish only one house belonging to a person whose heroic role in rescuing 41 trapped miners in Uttarakhand, is acknowledged by all. This targeted action is an example of DDA's callousness and corruption. It should be noted that DDA works under the central government and the lieutenant governor is its chairman. It is clear from this that the Modi government’s claims about development for all are false. In reality its politics and policies are against the poor, dalits and minorities. Instead of providing houses for the deprived, it revels in demolishing their houses with bulldozers.
The CPI(M) delegation promised to support the struggle to ensure justice to Vakil Hasan and his family. It also provided immediate financial assistance to the victim and his family. The delegation included CPI(M) Delhi state secretary K M Tiwari, secretariat member and Janwadi Mahila Samiti secretary Asha Sharma, state committee member Pushpendra and others.
The CPI(M) Delhi state committee demands that the DDA construct a house for Vakil Hasan at the site where his demolished house stood. Along with this, immediate arrangements should be made for his stay until the completion of construction. The Modi government's indifference towards the housing of the poor can also be seen in the demolitions in Sangam Vihar a day earlier. The process of uprooting lakhs of poor people in Delhi without any alternative housing scheme should be stopped immediately.
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