Extortion or Anarchy

Pragnent woman was thrashed and paraded naked in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh by local goonda elements when she denied and protested encroachment on her land.

This incident reveals the true character of land mafias who are active in almost all big towns, cities and metros. Powerful and resourceful person dealing in land or real estate builders or developers use to search land where owner is weak or dead and where good apartment can be built and handsome profit can be earned. They have enough goondas in their workforce (said to be mesons and labours) and musclemen who can by hook or by crook convince the owner of the property to sell the property at price set by musclemen/ agent of land mafias. If anyone protest or deny selling or vacating such land he or she has to face fatal consequences as happened with a poor woman in Lucknow yesterday.

At least one of out of four apartment built in town will tell the story of exploitation, coercion and intimidation if CBI inquiry is conducted honestly and seriously. Even many politicians and ministers are actively indulged and involved in such dirty activities and they have accumulated huge wealth and are in possession of many princely palaces.. When protectors become exploiters, destruction and damage is inevitable.

Dadagiri tax is collected in fact from all those who construct their house or purchase a flat or purchase a land or a commercial space in almost all towns and somewhere in villages too. Even various Naxalite groups are also active either openly or in disguise in such ugly tasks in naxalite affected areas. District administration or block officials and even police force think it wise to remain silent spectators and if possible realize a part of profit by way of bribe or commission.

It is open secret that the aggrieved people in general do not have courage to lodge report in Thana or complain to the concerned district authorities for redressal of his grievance. If someone dares and attempt to go against the will of the exploiters / extorters / or land mafias whatsoever one may term it , he or she has to face the repercussions sooner or later. There is none in our country who can assure justice. People are now habituated and accustomed to bear with such torture and they also prudently and wisely pay the local Dadagiri fee and lead a peaceful life. After all it is rreal estate sector where huge black money can be parked without any fear of penalty from Income
Tax authorities. It is also true that most of the workers and officers working in such tax departments have also collected their share and become men of millions and crores.Who will bell the cat?

As a matter of fact small scale Dadagiri tax is realized from even those who park their vehicle on busy road, bus stands, taxi stand, outside platforms, near any park or mela or stadium not by any government agent but mostly by local musclemen. Town administration and Thana people extend their indirect support to such exploiters and this is why such type of open loot continues unabated. Rather such ugly affairs have spread in all fields including education and medicine.
Can media people highlight such incident and compel the administration to stop such illegal activities going on in the country.