Squatters in Dhalkebar, Dhanusha have staged a protest led by the National Land Rights Forum District Committee of Dhanusha. They gathered with placards bearing slogans such as “Stop evictions, ensure land and housing rights, right to life and livelihood.”
Ichharam Pariyar, a central member of the Land Rights Forum, urged the government not to use bulldozers to demolish squatters’ homes and called for the provision of land ownership certificates for the occupied land. He said, “The government’s policy on squatter management is commendable. However, instead of using bulldozers to demolish squatter homes, proper management should have been carried out earlier. We urge our government to provide land ownership certificates for the land they occupy.”
Govinda Sada from Dinabhadri Squatter Settlement, Ward No. 3, Mithila Municipality, is also calling for a halt to bulldozer demolitions and for the issuance of land ownership documents.
