In Ahmedabad, municipal corporation officials and police started a major demolition campaign in Chandola Lake area on Tuesday. A few days ago, illegal Bangladeshi migrants were detained from settlements around the lake. The officers provided this information.
Police Commissioner GS Malik said that demolition campaign is being conducted by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and about 2,000 policemen have been deployed on the spot under the leadership of Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Sharad Singhal to maintain law and order.
Malik, who arrived at the lake to take stock of this campaign, told reporters that all the police stations of the city have been placed on ‘alert’ to deal with any situation in the wake of the sabotage campaign in the Muslim -dominated area Chandola Lake. Singhal said that the AMC started a campaign with 50 teams in the early hours, each had a bulldozer.
He said that the demolition campaign on Chandola Lake was last launched in 2009. Recently, a survey conducted by AMC revealed that government land has again been encroached, and slums have been made around the lake. Illegal Bangladeshi migrants lived in areas like Siyasatnagar and Bengali Vas around this lake.
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FIR against Master Mind Mahmood Pathan
According to Malik, an FIR is being lodged against the alleged ‘mastermind’ Mahmood Pathan alias Lallu Bihari of encroachment on government land in Chandola Lake. He also helped illegal Bangladeshi migrants to get rented housing and Aadhaar cards.
Malik said that we have deployed 2,000 policemen along with 20 companies of State Reserve Police (SRP) to assist AMC in removing illegal construction in Chandola Lake area. This lake includes areas such as Siyasatnagar and Bengali Vas. Police have been kept on alert throughout the city. If a law tries to take it in its own hands, strict action will be taken against it. “
He said that the minority community living near the lake also wants that officials should take action against Bangladeshi migrants living in illegal settlements. The police chief said that the officials have also demolished Pathan’s illegal farmhouse on the banks of the lake.
Municipal Corporation Deputy Commissioner DC Parmar said that the illegally constructed about 2,000 houses and other properties were identified and 50 percent of the work was completed by noon. He said that no construction is allowed around Chandola lake.
Earlier on Monday, Director General of Police Vikas Sahai said that around 450 Bangladeshi citizens were found in the campaign run by the police who were illegally living in Gujarat. Input language edited by: Sudhir Sharma