Fearing attack on life, VMC Councillor of Ward No. 1 demanded inquiry about a memorandum filed against him

Vadodara Municipal Councillor of Ward no. 1, Jaha Desai met the Raopura police inspector on Tuesday and demanded an inquiry about the persons, who gave a memorandum against him. The memorandum was regarding the matter about the land near Gorwa area of the city where his generations lived for decades but he alleged that some anti-social elements were trying to create problems and he feared his life might be in danger.

Giving details Jaha Desai said, his five generations are living in the Gorwa area for decades and about 17 families earn their living. The land was given to his great grandfather by Gorwa Gram Panchayat at that time when there were no particular land laws in place. They didn’t register anything at that time and in 1995 they were asked to vacate the land by the Mamlatdar. In 2013 the Collector gave them notice and he along with his brothers were held as per the PASA. But they were released clean.

He said, they then approach the court and as per order no authority shall disturb the petitioner. The matter is still sub-judice but some anti-social elements with the letter head of Rukshmani Yuvak Mandal filed a complaint. He feels it might be an act of political revenge and also the fallout of campaign launch by the Congress party to expose the irregularities in the plots allotted for afforestation years ago by the Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan (VMSS).

Fearing his life Jaha Desai along with senior leader Chandrakant Srivastav met the Raopura Police Inspector and demanded an inquiry in the matter. They requested the police to search the people who filed a complaint against him as he feared an attack on his life. In the coming days, he will be approaching the court and file for a defamation case.