- BJP gave memorandum to railway engineer
Navi Mumbai: There is Bhingari village within the limits of Kalundre Gram Panchayat under Panvel Tehsil, where 138 huts in Ekvira slum are connected by railway line. Notice to remove these huts in 7 days has been given to the slum holders by the concerned department of Railways. In this case, the BJP delegation has given a memorandum to the Panvel Divisional Engineer of the Railways, demanding rehabilitation of the slum dwellers before taking action. If the slum holders are made homeless without rehabilitation, then there will be a protest. The BJP delegation has given such a warning to the railway administration.
It is worth noting that on January 15, the people living in the Ekvira slum near Bhingari have been given notice by the Railways to vacate the place within 7 days. Due to this notice of the railway, 138 families living in the Bhingari slum built near the railway line are fearing homelessness. These people have appealed to Panvel MLA Prashant Thakur for justice on receipt of the railway notice. In this matter, under the guidance of MLA Thakur, the BJP delegation led by Panvel city president Jayant Pagde met the Railway’s Panvel Divisional Engineer Sandeep Sinha and submitted a memorandum to him. On this occasion, Panvel Municipal Corporation’s division committee chairman Vrushali Waghmare, BJP city general secretary Amrish Mokal, social worker Ashok Ambekar etc. were present.
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In the memorandum submitted by the BJP to Sinha, the Panvel Divisional Engineer of the Railways, it has been said that the Ekvira slum near Bhingari village has been authorized. It has been said in the memorandum that people have lived in this slum for years, who have all the documents including the house of Kalundre Gram Panchayat, local ration card, water bill of Kalundre Gram Panchayat, voter ID card, Aadhar card, electricity bill. It has been said in the memorandum that this slum has been included in the list of schemes like providing basic amenities and redevelopment under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by the Panvel Municipal Corporation. In the list of the Municipal Corporation, there is a mention of the possession of the houses of Ekvira hut. Keeping all these things in mind, before taking any action, the railway administration will have to rehabilitate the people here.