Uttarakhand

• 01 Jun 2024

Workers Rally Against Anti-Encroachment Drives

Why in News?

A large public rally took place at Gandhi Park to commemorate the 92^nd anniversary of the Tilari agitation. The participants included daily wage earners and members of social organizations that were protesting against the anti-encroachment activities initiated by civic bodies.

Key Points

• The drives are being carried out in compliance with the National Green Tribunal's directives to remove illegal structures from the flood plains of the Rispana river.
• Despite the municipal commissioner agreeing that any valid ID could be used as proof of residence, the documents were rejected by Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA).
• The protester highlighted the lack of time given to challenge these rejections and avoid their families' eviction.

Tilari Agitation

• On May 30, 1930, a significant satyagraha took place at Tilari against the forestry policies of Tehri Garhwal state, which resembled those implemented by the British in the rest of Uttarakhand.
• While the Maharaja of Tehri was away in Europe, his Prime Minister, Chakradhar Juyal, brutally suppressed the Tilari protest in a manner reminiscent of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
• Troops gunned down defenseless individuals, including young ones, and numerous perished in the Yamuna River while attempting to escape.