Moradabad. The Municipal Corporation team that went to remove encroachment on the drain in Chandra Nagar was surrounded. There was pushing and shoving and abuse. The Municipal Corporation team was challenged that if they come here again, I will shoot them. The video of the threat of shooting is also going viral.

Women also came out on the streets in protest against encroachment removal. In Chandra Nagar, people illegally built a wall over the drain and enclosed it inside their homes. Toilets were even built. A team led by Additional Municipal Commissioner Ajit Kumar had arrived to remove encroachment. Almost all encroachment from the drain had been removed.

Then people stood in front of the bulldozer and the municipal corporation's tractor trolley and started abusing. The enforcement team used mild force. But, they did not stop. People were protesting that they did not completely remove the encroachment in front of councilor Kamla Verma's house. They were adamant that their encroachment should be removed completely. People accused the councilor of getting their ramp and wall demolished.

The municipal corporation team had marked the illegal construction

In Chandra Nagar, red marks were put up by the Municipal Corporation to remove encroachment on the drain and announcement was also made. Even after this, people did not remove the encroachment themselves. The construction work of this drain is to be done. Which could not be started yet due to encroachment. Assistant Engineer Virendra Pal Singh was misbehaved with.

On Saturday, the municipal corporation team of ten people including Additional Municipal Commissioner Ajit Kumar, Assistant Engineer Virendra Pal Singh, Enforcement squad in-charge SK Shahi, Subedar Rakesh Singh, Haider Ali were surrounded and the enforcement team also used mild force to remove people from in front of the bulldozer. After moving away from the front of the bulldozer, they stood in front of the tractor. People were removed from here as well and the tractor was sent away. On the instructions of the government, the anti-encroachment campaign has been going on in the city for the last one month.

Encroachment on the drain is legally wrong. When the encroachment action was about to end, people protested. Its report has been given to the higher authorities. All the encroachments in front of the houses, including the councilor, have been removed. - Ajit Kumar, Additional Municipal Commissioner