Patkar and her followers were detained by the police on Friday morning just as they were trying to approach the controversial Ganesh Krupa society in Golibar area of Khar (east).
Social activist Medha Patkar and her followers were detained by the police on Friday morning just as they were trying to approach the controversial Ganesh Krupa society in Golibar area of Khar (east). Following her detention, Patkar and her 50-odd associates sat on an indefinite hunger strike inside the Kherwadi police station but she was released in the evening.
Meanwhile, Patkar has written a letter to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan alleging that the developer has committed serious criminal offences in the process of seeking approval. “I have been reading about the decisions to review the 3-K schemes and we welcome this courageous decision. While two have been cancelled, enquiry of Shivalik Ventures is, apparently, on. It is already an established fact that the builder, with the name and enterprise changed many times (SVI Realties, Shivalik Ventures, Shi Ventures Private Ltd, Lifestyle Realty) has committed serious criminal offences in the process of seeking approval,” says the letter.
It further says, “It is also seen from the letter of the Directorate of Income Tax that Unitech has made 50% of the investment, by collecting advances through Nira Radiia. It can be covered in the enquiry on the 2G spectrum scam.”
Patkar, through this letter, has also come down heavily on the alleged fake documents prepared in the Golibar area forcing the residents to vacate their houses.
“Another level of fraudulent sanctions is of the co-operatives in the Golibar region. Preparing fake documents of general body meetings with false signatures, cheating the private owners and co-operative’s members, putting thousands of people in transit camps, violating the rules are also being thoroughly assessed by us (National Association of Peoples’ Movement or NAPM) as well as the concerned authorities,” says the letter.
Patkar further says that while the project deserves to be cancelled, its shocking that the additional collector is issuing notices for demolition and the police force is to be deployed for the same again.
“The land grabbers, eyeing on this land, just 3kms away from airport, are putting up all kinds of political pressures, to not just evict, but destroy the lives of thousands of families. This must be stopped and questioned. We expect you to issue immediate orders to stop the demolition during the inquiry and further take appropriate steps to cancel the Shivalik project at Golibar,” concludes the letter.
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