Resolve enhancement issue amicably, JIT told

Tribune News Service

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Jalandhar, July 16

Member of Parliament Santokh Singh Chaudhary on Wednesday asked Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) Chairman Daljit Singh Ahluwalia to amicably resolve the issue of enhancement amount asked from residents of Surya Enclave colony.

Residents’ representatives, led by Surya Enclave Residential Welfare Society president Om Dutt Sharma, met the Lok Sabha MP at his residence and shared their concerns. Jalandhar MLA Rajinder Beri and JIT Chairman were also present at the meeting along with Superintending Engineer Rakesh Garg and Estate Officer Jatinder Singh.

MP Chaudhary said as the residents had already paid the cost of plots at the time of purchase, it is not fair to ask them to bear additional financial burden. He says the improvement trust needs to find another way to honour the verdict of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had directed to pay the enhancement charges to the farmers, from whom the land had been acquired.

Chaudhary Santokh Singh further says the residents want relief as they cannot pay the enhancement amount. During the meeting, he instructed Daljit Singh Ahluwalia to look into the matter immediately and reach an amicable settlement with the locality residents. The JIT Chairman assured an early resolution to the representatives.