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From: Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan <gbgbando...@gmail.com>
*ACTION ALERT ACTION ALERT
ACTION ALERT*
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Residents of Anna Bhau Sathe Nagar, a slum community in eastern suburbs of
Mumbai is facing illegal demolition and eviction. Today, the Additional
Collector Shri Danajay came along with a contingent of more than 200 armed
policemen and 6 Bull dozers to the demolish more than 3000 houses. The
Demolition squad was fiercely resisted and opposed by the slum dwellers,
especially the women who were successful in forcing the Demolition Squad to
retreat back but with a real threat they will be coming back tomorrow again,
probably with larger police force and more bulldozers.
Slum activists and residents sat in front of the police guarded demolition
squad and bulldozers for more than 4 hours and exposed the illegalities of
the Collector office as well as the Police who were hell bent on carrying
out the eviction drive without any demolition order. After 4 hours of
struggle, the Demolition Squad had to take retreat but only after
threatening the slum dwellers to be ready to face a much larger demolition
squad tomorrow.
Anna Bhau Sathe Nagar slum consists of more than 3000 hutments and majority
of the residents belong to the Scheduled Caste & Minority Community. Mostly
working as un-organised sector workers, they are the real life line of
Mumbai city. This year only, the slum dwellers had started a Tailoring
Training Centre and a Computer Training Centre for the residents. With the
demolition looming large, the Centers are also under threat. Today, slum
dwellers of Anna Bhau Sathe Nagar were supported by slum dwellers from other
slums like Mandala, Rafiq Nagar, Jai Ambe Nagar and Netaji Nagar in
resisting the demolition drive.
It is worth mentioning that just last month, the slum dwellers had submitted
a proposal to the Central & State government regarding implementation of the
Rajiv Awaas Yojana in their slum. Even the ownership of the land on which
the slum exists is under dispute, as a private party by the name of Bombay
Soap Factory has been claiming the land as well as the state government.
Given the un-holy nexus that exists amongst the
builders-bureaucrats-politicians, in Mumbai it would not be surprising if
they plan to hand over the land to a private builder. *Ghar Bachao Ghar
Banao Andolan earnestly* *requests you to support the struggle of the slum
dwellers against the un-just and the illegal eviction by writing and calling
to the concerned officials at the earliest. Your support would be very
critical. *
In Solidarity,
Santosh Thorat Jameela Begum Simpreet Singh Geeta Thatra
Madhuri Variyath
*Officials to be Contacted:*
· Shri Dhanajay, Addl. Collector - 9702302333
· Shri Dilip Sawant, ACP-Mumbai Police- 9821722776
· Shri Ashok Chavan, Chief Minister-Maharashtra,
chiefminis...@maharashtra.gov.in <%20chiefminis...@maharashtra.gov.in>,
ashokchavanm...@rediffmail.com
Phone No. (022) 2202-5151, 5222
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