By K K Singh
Patna: The deputy chief minister on Tuesday faced ire and anger of huge number of residents of Digha and Rajiv Nagar areas of state capital at his janata darbar. Modi was cornered and anti-Modi slogans were the only highlights of the darbar.
Huge number of residents of Digha area assembled at the Janata darbar of Modi at his official residence and demanded clarification over the government policy on evicting from their settlement from the areas. They wanted to know that why the government was adopting discrimination to evict the settlers for over 34 years by dividing them in east and wast corridors. While eastern side houses will be demolished, western side houses had been left as usual.The Bihar state Housing Board was creating confusion and wanted to remove the settlers, who had been living in the area by constructing their houses on lands purchased by the then farmers, they alleged and added that farmers were not given compensation for acquiring their lands by the housing board and they sold their lands in the names of individual settlers and in course of time, they constructed their houses.
Residents were seen shouting slogans and gesticulating over Modi, who showed his ignorance over the matter. Many of the women-protesters reminded Modi, who had made supportive statements when he was in opposition as well as after assuming power that none of the residents’ houses will be demolished by the housing board.
Modi cut a sorry figure in his janata darbar when the protesting mob questioned the decision of the state government and the Housing board to clear the lands of Digha area under Rajiv Nagar and decision to demolish the constructed houses of thousands of settlers in the name of the Supreme Court directive. Modi continued to fumble when agitators put volley of questions to him.
Later the protesters sat on dharna and continued their slogan-shouting against Modi and NDA government. None of the protesters were prepared to be pacified and entire janata darbar process of Modi crumbled in din and bustle.
