DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 26 (MExN): The Rangapahar Area Railway Landowners Union, Dimapur has taken umbrage over the remark allegedly made by the General Manager, Indian Railways on his recent visit that “Dimapur Railway could not be adequately developed owing to work hindrance from the land owners.”
Terming the remark as “quite irresponsible and unbecoming of a responsible office,” a press statement issued by the Union on Wednesday claimed that the Indian Railway Authority has been occupying 8 kilometers of land under Dimapur district for decades without land acquisition, allocation of works or any other such privileges to the land owners.
It pointed out that the Union has been persistently and repeatedly claiming land compensation from the Railway authority without any positive response from the latter.
Maintaining that ever since the creation of statehood, Nagaland has been protected by Article 371 (A) of the constitution where in it is clearly stated that the land and its resources belong to the people, the Union asked the Railway authority to furnish proper documentation of land acquisition/compensation.
It stated that the problem will persist so long as the Railway Authority fail to address the issue and the rightful demands of landowners are not fulfilled.
