Overview

• The Raipur tehsildar served eviction notices on April 17 to about 85 families under Section 248 of the Land Revenue Code 1959.
• Residents maintain the 38-acre tract is classified as Shamilat Charagah pasture land owned by their forefathers and note that around 30 homes were built under the PMAY scheme.
• Villagers have staged daily protests from 10 am to 10 pm inside the community hall since the notices were issued.
• Residents allege the administration plans to construct a legislators’ colony on the disputed site despite prior state investments in electricity and water connections.
• Raipur Collector Gaurav Singh has urged occupants to approach the SDM court for appeals and affirmed that any action will adhere to existing rules.