Say it failed to remove encroachments due to which possession still awaitedSurya Enclave residents protest against JIT

Avneet Kaur

Jalandhar, August 11

Members of Surya Enclave Extension Welfare Society staged a symbolic protest against the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) here on Tuesday morning. Five members of the society, holding candles in their hands, ensuring social distancing and following other Covid-19 norms, sat outside the office of JIT demanding refund of the principal amount paid to JIT for the plots, the possession of which they haven’t received till date.

Talking to The Tribune, ML Sehgal, president of the Surya Enclave Extension Welfare Society, said the JIT had miserably failed to remove illegal encroachments from their area, which was the main hurdle behind allottees not getting the possession of their plots even after nine years.

“There are a number of encroachments on the ‘C and D’ block of the complex. Also, there is a slaughterhouse on the complex and an

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