They say its illegal…

They spent their hard earned money to buy that house…

They stayed there for years…
Without any single objection from anyone

When the building was constructed
They paid Stamp Duty to the Government
And got the flat registered under one of the prevailing Acts of Govt.

Till years they must be paying
Electricity bill… Municipal tax to the government…
(Which are also considered as an address proof)

And now after years some “High Court” has given a Notice to demolish some 850 buildings…

This happened first in a place near Mumbai called “Ulhasnagar”… (“Mid Day Article”)
then yesterday I heard about a similar incident happening in Delhi… and today I heard on radio that some notices are sent to some places in Mumbai…

Now this is really a cause for worry…

Buildings can’t be constructed overnight… without any support from government authorities (including local police)

Imagine the number of family that would be homeless… on roads just because of some bureaucrats who must have filled their never fulfilling lure with green bucks and of course the builders who are a breed whom one cant ever trust…

The most unfortunate part is… the common man is getting the axe… why only he should suffer… how can those bureaucrats who would have cleared those plans can go untouched… and the builders… why should they sleep peacefully…

Why shouldn’t the effected families be given a proper compensation atleast?

Too add to the mess, when few months back, Mumbai municipal corporation decided to clean away the slum areas... who have also illegally occupied those places and are equally unauthorised... Sonia Gandhi stopped the act of muncipal authorities... what is she doing now... busy with her Christmas celebrations???

In a city like Mumbai… it takes a man’s entire life to own a house of his own… so that atleast his generation could live in peace and here the government is talking about taking the shelter from thousands without even considering their grief.

What kind of democracy we claim to live in???