No demolition in Ambedkar Nagar: Punjab minister to residents

As many as 800 families of Dr BR Ambedkar Nagar, who have been facing a threat of demolition to their houses on the encroached land by the PSPCL, got a sigh of relief as Punjab Power Minister Sanjiv Arora assured them that no such action would be taken.

The residents met the minister during the latter's visit today. After the meeting, Aam Aadmi Party Jalandhar Central halqa in-charge Nitin Kohli said the concerns troubling the residents of Ambedkar Nagar regarding their houses had received a positive assurance.

Kohli said the minister said no resident of Ambedkar Nagar would lose their house.

This assurance has brought relief to colony residents. Kohli stated that the government stood firmly with the poor, labourers, and the middle class. The party’s clear message was that no injustice would be done against any citizen, and the government was working with sensitivity on issues related to public interest.

He further said the problems of the colony residents had been strongly presented before the government, and concrete steps would also be taken in the coming days towards a permanent solution. At the end, Kohli appealed to all residents of Ambedkar Nagar not to pay attention to rumours and to contact public representatives directly for any issue.