: Dalit Sikhs of Shillong’s Punjabi Line might agree to move. But where will they go? #IndiaNEWS The Meghalaya government has drawn up a blueprint to relocate the Dalit Sikhs who have lived in Shillong’s

Dalit Sikhs of Shillong’s Punjabi Line might agree to move. But where will they go? #IndiaNEWS
The Meghalaya government has drawn up a blueprint to relocate the Dalit Sikhs who have lived in Shillong’s Punjabi Line for over a century.On July 13, the state government told the Meghalaya High Court that it had identified three acres of land on the campus of the Reid Provincial Chest Hospital at Mawbah where a multi-storeyed building would be built to house the current residents of Punjabi Line. About 342 Dalit Sikh families live in Punjabi Line, spread across 3.3 acres in the commercial hub of Shillong. Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong refrained from saying the current plan was final or complete. “We are yet to finalise the area where they will be relocated,??? said Tyson, who also heads the high-level committee tasked with resolving the Punjabi Line dispute. “One place has been identified but we are identifying two -three more places.???He pointed out that the matter is in court since the Harijan Panchayat Committee, the body representing the residents of Punjabi Lines, had challenged the relocation. Tyson believes they would eventually agree to the government’s relocation plans.After a protracted battle to continue living in Punjabi Line, its residents might be willing to consider relocating. But they have conditions: 200 square metres of land must be...Read more

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