people of Chittagong are pleading against gabbing of land, temple & crematorium
7th March, 2009: Samaresh Baidya: Patia Upazila of Chittagon division, the city of Masterda Surya Sen, Preeti Lata, and the memento of the revolution against British rulers, is going to grab land, temple and crematorium of Hindu Community for a road construction. District Land Acquisition Committee had sent the writ of command to the religious institution, crematorium and more than 30 family of Korol village at Vatikhan Union in Patia with the plan of the road and transport construction division/authority. The civilians with minority people called this scenario as a plan evict minorities from their ancesterial homestead.
On 9th June of 2008, Asraf Shamim, the District Commissioner of Chittagong, had given an order to the LA Committee to save land, temple and crematorium of Hindu Minority. In addition, he ordered to the Road and Transport Authority to construct a bypass road on the vested property of this area. Nevertheless, the road and transport authority denied this order. It is mentionable that about 35 family of this would be sustained a loss their house, land, temple and crematorium, which is valued approximate 3 core Taka. The Road and Transport Authority decided to construct road outside of this area with the permission of District Commissioner. The LA division passed order as an acquisition no 22/2007-8 for extirpate Hindu Minority with the direct help of District Commissioner. The local people said that this crematorium is there from generation to generation.
The leaders of BHBCUC arranged a press conference at Chittagong Press Club against to stop this kind of atrocities on minorities. Binod Bihari Chowdhury, the associate of revolutionist Masterda Suryasen as well as the ex- member of Law Committee, Rana Das Gupta, Human Rights Activist, Abdul Khaleq, Ex-Chairman of Local Union, Ranjeet Chowdury, Leader of BHBCUC and local representative of Hindu Community was present that conference. Abdul Khaleq, Ex-Chairman of local union, and Sree Subhashananda Abadhut Maharaj of Mohanananda Sebasramm and the people of Nathpara complained to this reporter about this matter (Translated by Jhuma Halder).
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