Migrant labourers protest against eviction, threaten to stop waste segregation work
The Hindu
The protest was staged following an FIR filed the owner of the land for giving his land on rent to the labourers
Over 100 families of migrant workers staying in a colony at Thubarahalli in Varthur staged a protest on Thursday against what they alleged were forcible evictions by the authorities.
The labourers termed the eviction as illegal and accused the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the police of disconnecting the power and water connections and giving a deadline for eviction from the colony where they have been living for the last 20 years.
The protest was staged following an FIR filed by the Varthur police against Lokesh Reddy, owner of the land, for giving his land on rent to the migrant labourers.
The police booked Reddy under Karnataka Open Place Disfigurement Act and under Section 270 (likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life), Section 278 (Making atmosphere noxious to health.), and Section 268 (Public nuisance) against him, based on a complaint filed by Mamatha M.S., Assistant Executive Engineer, Mahadevapura Zone, BBMP on Monday.
In her complaint, Mamatha accused Reddy of allowing unscientific disposal of garbage on his land in Balagere road, not only polluting the atmosphere, but also chocking the storm water drain causing flood in the area during rainy season.
The police summoned Reddy and warned him to vacate the colony within four days. Power connection to the colony was also disconnected as a measure to warn them.
Taking objection, the migrant labourers staged a dharna and submitted a memorandum to the BBMP office requesting the authorities not to harass them.
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