Blank Promises by GOI- Erstwhile Indian Enclave dwellers denied adequate food and shelter

BiplabMukherjee<> / 29 November 2017 at 13:11
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To29.11.2017
The Chairman

National Human Rights Commission

ManavAdhikarBhawan

Block-C, GPO Complex, INA

New Delhi - 110023

Respected Sir,

Here I want to draw your kind attention on following incident where a group of marginalized people are still neglected. These people are erstwhile enclave dwellers. After a long wait, on 31stJuly 2015 both the governments of India and Bangladesh signed Land Boundary Agreement. At that time government of welcomed the residents of Indian enclave dwellers, who opted for Indian citizenship. Believing all promises of Indian Government total 956 Indian enclave dwellers came from Bangladesh on 22.11.2015.

After coming here they were settled at 3 different rehabilitation camps situated at Dinhata, Mekhliganj and Haldibari as temporary settlement but till date not rehabilitated or relocated permanently. The families came from Bangladesh (erstwhile Indian enclaves) were flabbergasted to see the arrangements at Haldibari Settlement Camp while they found only 2 rooms of corrugated sheets have been allotted for a family of 12 persons. Moreover they found that the facilities were allocated to a single name of family head; whether the family was divided well before and their names were enlisted as different families during the headcount at Bangladesh.

The quantity of allocated rations also has been curtailed by including a total clan in a family umbrella as Government of India fixed the amount of ration per family; irrespective of its size and number of members of the family. On 14.07.2017; the families with higher number of members submitted one written application to Haldibari Block Development Officer mentioning the issues but till date no recourse measures have been taken. Here I mention the details of the families who made the application-

Sl No / Head of Family / Other family members / Relation
1 / IswarNarayan Roy / Sukbala Roy / Wife
Madan Roy / Son
Maya Roy / Daughter in law
Akkhay Roy / Son
Fenci Roy / Grand Daughter
Moli Roy / Grand Daughter
Kabita Roy / Grand Daughter
2 / Nipen Barman / Koushalya Barman / Mother
Bimala Barman / Wife
Mukti Barman / Daughter
Shampa Barman / Daughter
Shubha Barman / Son
Ganesh Barman / Brother
3 / Nitaichandra Roy / ChirataRani Roy / Wife
Nityabala Roy / Wife
Nimai Chandra roy / Son
Anita Rani Roy / Daughter in Law
Nirodh Roy / Grand Son
MishtiRani Roy / Grand Daughter
Manik Chandra Roy / son
Pratima Roy / Daughter in Law
Niranjan Roy / Son
4 / Ashinath Barman / Chapala Barman / Wife
Nimai Barman / Son
Sufala Barman / Daughter in Law
Simanta Barman / Grand Son
Hari Barman / Son
Golapi Barman / Daughter in Law
Nandini Barman / Grand Daughter
Pradip Barman / Son
5 / Premananda Roy / PramilaRani Roy / Wife
Gopal Chandra Roy / Son
Ranjana Roy / Daughterin Law
Pranti Roy / Grand Daughter
Babu Roy / Grand Son
SiruBala Roy / Daughter
Nepal Chandra Roy / Son
Jayarani Roy / Daughter in Law
Jaybabu Roy / Grand Son
Jayanta Roy / Son
6 / Santosh Roy / Rasbala Roy / Wife
Jaydev Roy / Son
Pratima Roy / Daughter in Law
Sahdeb Roy / Son
Subarna Roy / Daughter
Nila Roy / Daughter
7 / Mahesh Sarkar / LakkhibalaSarkar / Wife
KamaleswarSarkar / Son
Anita RaniSarkar / Daughter in Law
AnupamaRaniSarkar / Grand Daughter
AntaraRaniSarkar / Grand Daughter
SanatanSarkar / Son
RatanSarkar / Son
Krishna Sarkar / Son
MadhabiSarkar / Daughter in Law
MithilaSarkar / Grand Daughter
8 / Ranjan Roy / Giribala Roy / Mother
Annabala Roy / Wife
Sujoy Roy / Son
Sanjita Roy / Daughter
Durjay Roy / Son
Girish Chandra Roy / Brother
Kabita Roy / Brother's wife
Sagar Chandra Roy / Nephew
Monika Roy / Niece
9 / Dhiren Barman / Aloka Barman / Wife
Swapan Barman / Son
Sushil Barman / Son in law
Bharati Barman / Daughter
Chandana Barman / Grand Daughter
Ranjana Barman / Grand Daughter
Ganesh Barman / Grand Son

These people are still managing their living with inadequate space and food. Therefore here I request you to please take this matter in urgent basis and demand for adequate distribution of ration to the families and allocation of adequate space to the families with greater number of members.

Sincerely Yours


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BiplabMukherjeee

Secretary- MASUM

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