Jain meets JJ Cluster residents after complaints of forceful

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 19 2016 | 9:42 PM IST
Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain today met residents of Kathputli Colony, a JJ Cluster, following complaints that they are allegedly being "forcefully" evicted from the area.
Kathputli Colony is around 40 years old slum in West Delhi.
After meeting with people, Jain said, "Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officers have assured him that no one is being forcefully evicted from there. There is also a high court order which states that nobody can be forcefully dislodged," Jain said.
"I have asked colony's residents that if DDA remove them from their places, they should inform the government. Thereafter, we will stage a sit-in here to protest the move," the minister said.
He said there are 700 JJ Clusters in the national capital. Of them, 400 fall under the jurisdiction of the DDA.

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First Published: Dec 19 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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