RMPI activists burn effigy of admn over ‘land grab’

Activists of the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI) organised a demonstration at Bath Kalan village here on Monday. They were protesting against encroachment of a plot belonging to a late party leader by a politically influential person. The plot is situated on the Sarhali road in Tarn Taran. Karam Singh and other party leaders led the protesters. The protesting activists burnt an effigy of a ruling party MLA and the district administration.

While addressing on the occasion, Baldev Singh Pandori, state leader of the party, said an MLA of the ruling AAP fraudulently got the plot transferred in his name in the revenue records. He said the matter has been brought to the notice of officials of the civil and police departments, but the victim’s family was being denied justice.

Pandori said people of the state had rejected the old parties, which used to indulge in such acts of dishonesty, and instead chose the AAP with a majority. He said at present, it had become difficult for general people to save their lives and property from ruling party leaders.

He said in case the administration failed to listen to the victim’s family, the RMPI would stage a dharna in front of the SSP office on December 16 and would intensify its agitation. Balwinder Singh Bath, Narinder Singh Rataul and Dalbir Singh Bagrian were among others who addressed on the occasion and condemned the AAP and the state government for grabbing the property of gullible people.