Land Mafia behind the demolition drive in Delhi

FOR more than two Delhi is disturbed with the demolition drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD), Delhi Development Authority of Delhi (DDA) and New Delhi Municipal Committee(NDMC) over the Delhi High Court’s orders over a Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
Throughout the operation, it is observed that the real facts are not placed before the Hon’ble court. The petitioner(s) has hit directly the encroachers not the defaulters which could be the one of the important feature of all this. And the Hon’ble court(s) too ignored it due to the wrong implementation procedure of the law, and it is one of the very important reason of pendency of the cases for a longer period.
Everybody knows that without the favour of the police none could dare to do even legal necessary repairing in the house then how come the unauthorised constructions, or shops/factory (is) in residential areas.
Anyway, crime is a crime but why a criminal be let free. Since long our police is playing double role, i.e., of defender and offender. If our Hon’ble court(s) and the PIL petitioners are really serious in rooting out the corruption then first of all keeping the demolition and sealing order standing, police and the inspectors of concerned departments be questioned that how all this happened and what amount you took in all these illegalities. None can deny the fact that while encroaching the government land or opening the shop the owner had to bribed the officials and now the official of the same department are busy in offending the public.
One Should remember that the cattle’s never die with the crow’s cursing if the PIL petitioners or the court(s) think that they are working in the right direction its their wrong assumption. Ask the court to check the bank balance and assets of the concerned officials.
Reasons of encroachment
The courts should also thrash the government, for making the courts a laughing stock and still keeping the public in dark of which an advertisement on page 3 of Hindustan Times,dated April 2,2006 is on record. Through this ad. the MCD in alliance with the Delhi’s Chief Minister,Smt. Sheila Dixit and other Congress leaders have invited the public to witness the programme on an unauthorised colony.And when the Hon’ble courts will order of demolitions what will happen to the hard earned money of the residents there. Will the Delhi Government, Congress or the MCD will fill the gap.Till when they all will befool the public.
There are so many centuries old houses in the walled city of Delhi some of them are in a dilapidated conditions did any PIL is filed to allow the residents to renovate this hearths. None came forward so far because they are small in numbers. Though the sometime back the MCD had issued an ordinance that "no permission is necessary for doing necessary constructions in those houses built before ……,if without changing the map" but the house owner tries to have some repairing or so-called sincere police comes in-between. Obviously, the owner had taking his own decision tries to grab the government land and resultantly encroachments are supposed as legal.
If there is any crime the police never comes in action at once for which they are assigned but as soon as there is any construction work they will reach themselves to have lofty cake of bread and if anybody, exceptional a few, denied them the loaf of bread tries to threaten with so many sections of the IPC. Is it fair? The writer of these lines is the sufferer. Many examples could be cited to prove the charge.
Secondly, the Muslim pockets are the well of encroachment. Of which Ajmeri Gate, Turkman Gate, Jama Masjid chowk, Bazar Matia Mahal, Matia Mahal Chowk etc. Take +out the road map of 1950s result will be before the courts and PIL petitioners. Have anybody dare to held culprit(s)? Resultantly the law-axe will fall on the poor public.
One should remember that the law is never blind but the corruption has made the law a blind.
Throughout this demolition or sealing drive the actual guilty is escaping --, still resting on scented bed of roses -- ,is expedient not punished so far. However,the victim and their families’ account is suffering.
It is observed some land Mafia is working behind these PILs there are so many markets built by the Mafia lay vacant for months and to sell/rent they have to bow before the property dealers.
Till some years back, Building Department of MCD used to visit the areas before it is rained and notices were issued to the dangerous/dilapidated buildings and on getting notices several hurdles were sided automatically, but by issuing the ordinance the government thought we have done our duty by facilitating the public but it is not so. It has created more hurdles before the actual maintenance of the property.