Yashwant Sinha Fasting

Sinha''s sit-in enters second day
PTI – Mon, Apr 18, 2011 11:18 AM IST

Ranchi, April 18 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha''s indefinite sit-in demanding rehabilitation for families displaced in an ongoing anti-encroachment drive here, entered the second day today.
Sinha, who is on the sit-in with his supporters at Birsa Chowk, had asked the government yesterday to deal with encroachment properly and to rehabilitate the displaced families. He said the state could approach the High Court to find a way.
The BJP leader had said he had no differences of opinion with the Arjun Munda government.
The anti-encroachment drive was taken up a fortnight ago on the orders of the Jharkhand High Court.
On April 5, the police opened fire at Islam Nagar during a clash with locals resulting in the death of two persons.
Union Tourism Minister and Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay had staged a sit-in at Islam Nagar that day and demanded rehabilitation before demolition was carried out.
Chief Minister Arjun Munda had said on Friday that bringing an ordinance was among plans to find a solution to the issue.

This encroachment which we see in all cites is the result of population rising unchecked in India.While China has introduced the 1 child norm, India is still dragging its feet for fear of antagonising the Muslim population.
We are seeing encroachments on all streets in Kolkata.
The hawkers are encroaching on the footpaths and the auto rickshaw encroach the streets and the pedestrian has no place to walk.
The politicians raise populist slogans to appease these vote banks.
I agree that these people are poor and this is their only source of income.
But by not bringing a halt to the increase in their population we will soon see all our cities footpaths swarmed by hawkers.