Expressing deep anguish over the blind silence of the Forest department, Wild life dept, LAWDA, LCMA, Revenue department, SMC, and concerned agencies over the frequent cutting of hundreds of Pine trees including walnut and other trees at kral Sangri just Next to the famous Tulip garden behind Taj Vivanta hotel through land grabbers, and land mafia who illegally have encroached hundreds of Kannals of land,
senior BJP leader and srinagar district president BJP Mr Ashok bhat has asked the Governor administration to take strong note of the abating land grabbing in the green belt area.
He said that common people in the erstwhile J&k are being harassed & prosecuted for meager pieces of land while as influential land grabbers having cut hundreds of coniferous & walnut trees on illegally encroached more than 200 Kanals of forest land allegedly under the patronage of two high profile families, Abdullah’s & Mufti’s in the past managed this lane grab during their tenure.
Further he said that allegedly this land was also encroached and revenue entries were illegally done under this high profile patronage with the help of then DC Srinagar and then divisional Commissioner Kashmir and tried to regularize it with their help by making open loot to the state treasures.
Lauding the role of police to register case on the public demand has asked LCMA-LAWDA, Forest Dept, revenue Dept, wild life Dept and other authorities to step in immediately with timely prompt action and demolish the illegally demarcated poles and wires, Mr. Ashok bhat warned that he will come on road along with his team as he aspire to see end to loot and corruption in Naya kashmir and warned land grabbers against this public loot of state treasure and has asked the government to intervene and make full support to those law enforcing agencies to prevent the state treasure and curb these land grabbers for making damages to state property.
Demanding stern action and thorough probe into the matter Ashok bhat has said that proper investigation and stern action is needed to satisfy the general public who are august over this act and had demanded prosecution of these land grabbers who are hell bent to damage the state properties by illegal means and use influence of some families for their petty interests.
He also expressed surprise over the silence of these depts especially Patwari’s and officials of forest, wild life and Lawda – LCMA as they seem to be acting blind for reasons known to them who allowed these land grabbers to make fencing of forest land in the area without going into the facts and never tried to prevent them even after the public cries.
