CPI(M) seeks relief for locals of illegal colony

CPM leaders for arrangements by Faridabad administration

Leaders of the Left parties here on Monday demanded that the residents of Khori Basti, an unauthorised colony on forest land, be rehabilitated and compensated before carrying out the demolition drive in adherence to the Supreme Court order. The demand was made by a joint delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India leaders in a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Manohar Lal submitted at the Faridabad Deputy Commissioner office. They demanded rehabilitation arrangements be made before carrying out the demolition drive and added that most of the residents had lost their jobs due to lockdowns and did not have resources to rent houses. The delegation demanded that all residents be shifted to relief camps.