On 5th July 2022, in support of the following demands by taking out a procession and meeting on behalf of the citizens of Jhalda-2(Kotshila) block and the local Anandamargiis a memorandum was presented to Purulia District Magistrate through Jhalda-2(Kotshila) B.D.O Madam as below.
To
The District Magistrate,
District: Purulia,
West Bengal.
(Provided of memorandum through Jhalda-2(Kotshila) Block Development Officer)
Respected Sir,
Recently, Hon’ble Chief Minister Smt. Mamata Banerjee visited Purulia and criticized the staff of Block Offices for the rampant corruption practices in Land Reform offices of Purulia District. It is seen that the staff of the Land and Land Reform Office of Jhalda-2 Block of Purulia district do not come to office in time. Ordinary people, leaving all the household chores, have to visit the office for their problems connected with lands very off and on. Repeatedly one has to come to the office for the same problem and the office staff force them to return with some excuse/alibi. The office staff do not make clear exactly where the problem is. Land of one’s name is recorded in the name of others even one does not receive the certified copy in time when applied for it. There are countless examples of such harassment.
Recently on 19th May 2022, the Rector Master, Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, Anandanagar, Acarya Narayanananda Avadhuta met the Land and Land Reforms Officer to find out the reasons for not doing Land Mutation for MN/ 2022/1414/8273 .
The Officer said the following in a derogatory and threatening tone without giving a satisfactory answer.
(a) How dare you apply for land mutation?
(b) None of your land shall be mutated.
(c) If you apply and pressurize to complete the work, I will accept the application and send the same to “Under Consideration” status and your land will never be registered and you will never get the land either.
(d) We have account of all recorded and unrecorded lands. There are links with the registry office and our office. If you seek, all the land will be taken and everything will be vested.
(e) If you have land beyond the ceiling then how can you dare to mutilate?
(f) First read and know the land law thoroughly, then come to talk.
(g) The donor himself attended the hearing of the mutation case (MN/2022/1414/10510) on June 7, 2022, but the mutation was not carried out.
(j) Similarly, the police remain inactive even after making a written complaint to the police station.
Then he also said why the common man has so many headaches for Ananda Marga.
Now, Section 14Q of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act states that religious organizations and social welfare organizations may hold land beyond the ceiling limits, and Ananda Marga is entitled to both that opportunity.
As a result, the courage of criminals to commit crimes is increasing. Thus the deprived, neglected, and oppressed people in the society get angry and are forced to engage in illegal activities. They protest on the way down and take the law into their own hands and create chaos in the society.
For example, Ananda Marga Women’s Department has been doing farming in Ghatketia Mauja since 1991. A false case (Miscellaneous Case No. 1179/2021 u/s144crpc) was filed by Sri Rampad Singh Bhuiya s/o Late Shankar Singh Bhuiya, resident of Ghatketia. Against this the Nowahatu Revenue Inspector gave investigation report in favour of Ananda Marga. The plaintiff could not produce any valid document. The documents filed by the plaintiffs in the case, the Civil Case of 1968 (T.S No.113/68) and the same case was settled in1978 partially. In that condition settlement there is no mention of Bhogdakhali(possession) plot (Plot No. 1 to Plot No. 15) of Ananda Marga Women’s Department. Further, after the matter is settled, the previous land owner (the seller of the land to Ananda Marga) had the procession of the land from 1978 to 1991 and continued cultivating it. On 23rd May 2022 when women workers of Ananda Marga went for farming the land, the plaintiffs brought sticks and weapons and obstructed the farming and continued threatening to kill them and as such the women workers of Ananda Marga feel insecure. Although they lodged a written complaint with the police at Kotshila police station (written complaint dated 23.05.2022 and again sent by post on 14.06.2022) but there is no action taken till date. Where the rule is criminal is to be bullied by the police, instead they support to the criminal for to start conflict between the two.
It is worth mentioning here that the main goal of Ananda Marga is “Atmamoksarthang Jagat Hitaya Cha” i.e. “Subjective approach through objective adjustment”. The activities like the overall welfare in the fields of Education, Health etc. for the Economically, Culturally and Spiritually backward people and self-reliant multi-faceted projects of the local people amidst various obstacles are being carried out since 1963.
That’s why we appeal to you Sir to fulfil the demands made by the local citizens and local Ananda Margiis under the jurisdiction of Block Development Office of Jhalda-2(Kotshila).
1) All corruption in the Land and Land Reforms Office has to be stopped.
2) The oppression of common people in the name of conversion and land amendment on the pretext that the RS record is torn or there is no name in the register.
3) In case of amendment in land records, free issuance of CS records and arrangements for their use in the interest of the common people will have to be made.
4) If no record is found anywhere, land-related disputes have to be settled by conducting field survey in special cases.
5) Agriculture system has to be improved by providing improved seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and improved methods in the interest of agriculture and farmers.
6) Police should play an active role in maintaining law and order and protecting innocent common people as well as deprived, neglected and oppressed people.
7) All the lands of Ananda Marga, a religious organization and public welfare organization recognized by the Supreme Court of India, will have to be mutated.
8) Police protection should be provided for farming in Ghatketia by Ananda Marga Women’s Department.
9) Administrative steps will have to be made against the land and land reforms officer Jhalda-2, who is anti-Ananda Marga and is also abusing common people.Attached as evidence to the memorandum.
(1) Photocopy of the Chitmu-197 Mauja R.S 49 Khatiyan’s Plot No. 712, 6003 has illegally registered the land of Santhals in the name of others.
(2) Photocopy of the ground investigation report of Nowahatu GP Revenue Inspector of Ghatketia land and Jhalda-2 land officer and photocopy of the decree of the plaintiff’s settlement case.
5 July 2022 In vehement protest: Signatories on behalf of local Anandamargi and Citizens of the Block: