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Dhawan meets DC over demand

Senior BJP leader Harmohan Dhawan along with a delegation of colony dwellers on Tuesday met UT deputy commissioner (DC) to demand that conditions for allotment of houses under the rehabilitation scheme be changed.

Senior BJP leader Harmohan Dhawan along with a delegation of colony dwellers on Tuesday met UT deputy commissioner (DC) to demand that conditions for allotment of houses under the rehabilitation scheme be changed. The delegation demanded that slum dwellers should be provided two-room flats instead of the one-room tenements. They also want all slum dwellers registered in a biometric survey and the electoral rolls to be brought under the scheme’s ambit. Dhawan said that the DC agreed to remove the condition that allowed only dwellers on the electoral rolls to receive the houses. Meanwhile,a day after the senior BJP leader “warned” UT administration officials,his party woke up to the issue and released a statement on Tuesday condemning the action of the officials.

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