Gherao Of Executive Engineer in Darbhanga

The CPI(ML) Bahadurpur block committee organized a gherao of the office of the Executive Engineer (Rural Works Department) a day before the Chief Minister’s Darbhanga visit to protest the fact that construction has not yet been started (in spite of the announcement to that effect) on the road bridge at Pirdi Panchayat, Darbhanga district. The march, mirroring the people’s anger, culminated in a gherao of the office of the Executive Engineer at Saeed Nagar. The gherao was led by CPI(ML) state committee member Abhishek Kumar, AIARLA District President Jangi Yadav, Neyaz Ahmed of the Insaf Manch and Ramshankar Sahni. Speakers in the march said that villages located in Bahadurpur block at a distance of only 7 to 8 km from the Darbhanga headquarters and having a population of 3000-4000 dalits and mahadalits are still unconnected to the main road even 67 years after independence. For years, people have been waiting for a bridge on the River Kamla. Four months ago, after protests by panchayat representatives, the executive engineer and district administration had given the assurance that the work would be started in October-November. However, the work has not yet started and the executive engineer must answer the people.

The gherao lasted for hours, after which the Executive Engineer gave a letter to the protesters stating that work on the road-bridge would be started in 1 to 1 ½ months. During the gherao the DM of Darbhanga spoke on the telephone to the leaders of the protest and assured them that construction of the Chhaprar road-bridge would be included in the list of important works to be discussed with the Chief Minister.

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