New Delhi: Haryana government last evening razed shanties of immigrants living in Tauru, about 20 km away from violence-hit Nuh, for encroaching on government land. The bulldozer move, however, is also being seen as action against alleged rioters, as both the district administration and the Chief Minister earlier alleged immigrants were involved in the clashes. Sources said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar ordered the demolition.
“Illegal” immigrants from Bangladesh who were earlier living in Assam had allegedly set up shanties on Haryana Urban Authority land in ward number one along Mohammadpur road of Tauru town in Nuh district. More than 250 shanties were built in about one acre of land, and they were reportedly living here for the last four years.
The bulldozer action took place amid heavy police and paramilitary deployment in anticipation of disturbances. Officers from several government departments were also on the spot.
