During the tenure of CM Charanjit Singh Channi, various colonies have been regularized. Now, the Mann government is soon going to scrutinize its records. Strict action will be taken against illegal colonies.
Mohali, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala are the districts where illegal colonies are being built continuously because industrial areas are developed in these districts and new workers are coming day by day and gradually population is increasing in these districts. has been, Therefore, the colonizers have developed various colonies here, but complaints are being received that despite not providing all the facilities in the said colonies, the colonies have got approval.
Complaints against various big politicians and leaders have been received. In Jalandhar, a Congress politician purchased the land at a very nominal rate and later on he began showing development in that area, therefore, the rates of the land increased drastically.
It will be seen whether the above colonies were legalized under the rules or whether the concerned officers, leaders and colonizers have regularized these colonies in mutual connivance. The government has also received complaints that many illegal colonies lacked even basic facilities, yet they were legalized. All this game was done by the then government seeing the assembly elections approaching. Who regularized the illegal colonies by ignoring the rules. Therefore, the AAP government of Punjab will investigate all such colonies.
"Investigation is being done regarding illegal colonies. They are getting the electricity meters installed in illegal colonies checked and also taking action against the colonizers. Notices have been sent to 70 colonizers," said Power Minister Harbhajan Singh.