Members of Surya Enclave Extension Welfare Societystaged a symbolic protest against the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) here onWednesday. Five to eight members of the society, sat outside the office of JITdemanding refund of the principal amount paid to JIT for the plots, thepossession of which they haven’t received till date.
Talking to Truescoop News, ML Sehgal, president ofthe Surya Enclave Extension Welfare Society, said the JIT had miserably failedto remove illegal encroachments from their area, which was the main hurdlebehind allottees not getting the possession of their plots even after nineyears.
They said that there isn't demarcation of plots andnot a single plot possession has been given in Block C and D to the respective plotholders. 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 aresenior citizens, and they had paid their hard-earned money to purchase theplots. Besides, some of the allottees,who have won the cases at consumer court against JIT, they too haven’t receivedthe possession or the refund of their amount with interest.
The protesting members in unison said, none of theJIT official took the responsibility even after various enquiries by ChiefVigilance Officer.
Jatinder Mohan Sharma, general secretary of thesociety said migrant workers have illegally occupied residential plots in theplots that belong to various allottees. “There are total 16 allottees, whichhad paid around Rs40 lakh to Rs50 lakh each, but haven’t got the possession sofar, as these encroachers refuse to clear the area and even the JIT had failed totake any action against them”, Sharma added.
The dharna was supported by the members of BibiBhani Complex, Indira Puram and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Avenue plot holders.
Demandsraised by the members
· Refund of amount with interest orpossession of plots at the earliest.
· Removal of illegal encroachments fromtheir area i.e. from their Society Park, C and D block
· Removal of encroachments on the MaharajaAgarsain road
· Construction of a 120-ft road connectingDamoria Railway Overbridge with NH via Surya Enclave Ext
· Second entry to the railway station fromthe Qazi Mandi area