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In India, nearly 50,000 people have been rescued from brutal evictions. In the dead of winter, the Supreme Court ruled that it was inhumane to evict residents who were installed on the ground of the Uttarakhand State railway. A decision hailed across the country, while a land dispute has existed since India’s independence.
With our correspondent in Bangalore, Como Bastin
In the town of Haldwani, located at the foot of the Himalayas, the temperature at night is less than 10 degrees in this season. In other words, residents can rejoice. ” 50,000 people cannot be evicted overnight, this is a humanitarian problem “, said the Supreme Court’s decision.
The country’s highest court has clashed with the Uttarakhand High Court in an endless dispute. On the one hand, residents who claim to have acquired their land, sometimes even before India’s independence. On the other hand, the railroad company claims ownership of the place.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court prioritized human rights over legal battles and overturned plans to demolish thousands of homes. He demanded a rehabilitation solution for residents.
This intervention was welcomed across the country, particularly by the Congress party which has been fighting for the fate of the local population who are mostly Muslim. The chief minister of Uttarakhand, led by the Hindu nationalist party BJP, has promised alternative housing, while deriding the political recovery from the conflict.
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