Members of Surya Enclave Extension Welfare Society staged a symbolic protest against the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) here on Wednesday. Five to eight members of the society, sat outside the office of JIT demanding refund of the principal amount paid to JIT for the plots, the possession of which they haven’t received till date.
Talking to Truescoop News, ML Sehgal, president of the Surya Enclave Extension Welfare Society, said the JIT had miserably failed to remove illegal encroachments from their area, which was the main hurdle behind allottees not getting the possession of their plots even after nine years.
They said that there isn't demarcation of plots and not a single plot possession has been given in Block C and D to the respective plot holders. Also, there is a slaughterhouse on the complex and an illegal kothi (house) in the park, which despite repeated complaints, has not been removed.
They further said that most of the allottees are senior citizens, and they had paid their hard-earned money to purchase the plots. Besides, some of the allottees, who have won the cases at consumer court against JIT, they too haven’t received the possession or the refund of their amount with interest.
The protesting members in unison said, none of the JIT official took the responsibility even after various enquiries by Chief Vigilance Officer.
Jatinder Mohan Sharma, general secretary of the society said migrant workers have illegally occupied residential plots in the plots that belong to various allottees. “There are total 16 allottees, which had paid around Rs40 lakh to Rs50 lakh each, but haven’t got the possession so far, as these encroachers refuse to clear the area and even the JIT had failed to take any action against them”, Sharma added.
The dharna was supported by the members of Bibi Bhani Complex, Indira Puram and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Avenue plot holders.
Demands raised by the members
· Refund of amount with interest or possession of plots at the earliest.
· Removal of illegal encroachments from their area i.e. from their Society Park, C and D block
· Removal of encroachments on the Maharaja Agarsain road
· Construction of a 120-ft road connecting Damoria Railway Overbridge with NH via Surya Enclave Ext
· Second entry to the railway station from the Qazi Mandi area