more-inAlleging that in recent years several cases of encroachment on forest and panchyat land under the Punjab government in areas surrounding Chandigarh have come to the fore, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded implementation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court-monitored Justice Kuldeep Singh interim report on the matter. “There have been hundreds of similar cases in the area during the previous SAD-BJP regime, and illegal and forced encroachment is still going on. Mr. Sandhu said a committee was formed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2012 under Justice Kuldeep Singh on the issue. “Till now nothing has been done on the reports submitted by Justice Kuldeep Singh and no action was initiated against those violated the law,” he said. I urge the Punjab and Haryana High Court to take suo moto cognizance in the matter,” he added.

Source: The Hindu January 29, 2018 00:33 UTC