SIR reveals 50 families in Jabalpur holding multiple Aadhaar cards:Administration evicts nomadic banjara settlers living in tents on government land

During the SIR survey, it was found that more than 50 families were living in tents on government land in Hinotia village of Panagar assembly constituency, and they possessed Aadhaar cards from multiple locations. Following a complaint from Hindu organisations, the district administration, in collaboration with the police, took action and removed them from the government land on Tuesday. Allegedly availing benefits from govt schemes Hindu organisations allege that Rohingyas and Bangladeshis are occupying government land and living here. Not only that, but they are also availing benefits from government schemes. On the other hand, those who have been evicted from government land by the administration claim that they are nomadic Banjaras, not Rohingyas. Appeal to remove Rohingya and Bangladeshis Nomadic Banjara community identified in probe Upon reaching the spot, the administration and police team investigated and found that these are people of the nomadic Banjara community, who always roam but had settled in Hinotia village for the past few years. It is being said that these people had started working while staying in the village, some were even working by taking contracts from the Gram Panchayat. Administration begins eviction from govt land The administration found in its investigation that the land outside the village where these people had encroached and set up tents is government land. The administration, in collaboration with the police, has started the process of evicting them from the government land today. VHP’s publicity chief Sumit Singh Thakur says that their documents should also be investigated.