Srinagar, March 06: Peoples Democratic Party leader and Budgam constituency in-charge Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi Thursday condemned the demolition of dozens of houses Hamdania Colony are of Bemina in Srinagar.
In a statement issued here, Aga Muntazir, who visited the Sector 12 Bemina, said the authoritarian attitude of the authorities on subjecting the aged, old, sick, women and children to the worst type of miseries is a human rights violation, which cannot be condoned at any level.
“This act has been carried out unmindful of the possessory and other rights of the victims in possession of the residential sites for decades and gross violation of the law,” the statement said, adding that “It is shocking that while scores of colonies in Delhi have been regularised on the pretext of efficient and hassle-free mechanism of providing ownership papers to thousands of beneficiaries, J&K administration orders selective demolition when it comes to, economically poor and marginalised population of J&K.”
