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Why villages in Punjab are throwing out migrants instead of renting out houses


Why villages in Punjab are throwing out migrants instead of renting out houses


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Controversial restrictions for migrants

What is the story

Residents of Jandpur village in Kharar, Punjab, have put up several signboards with 11 instructions for migrants to follow in order to stay in the hamlet.

Some migrants have left the village, denouncing the move as xenophobic. However, Kharar police and senior administrative officials questioned the villagers’ authority to enforce such regulations.

However, villagers insist that the rules apply to everyone, not just migrants.

Migrants are not allowed to be seen outside after 9pm

According to the new rules, migrants in Jandpur village are not allowed to leave their homes after 9 p.m.

The regulations also include mandatory police checks of migrants, a ban on cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco or betel leaves to prevent spitting on village streets.

The list also prohibits more than two people in a room and migrants from walking around half-clothed. It also states that the homeowner will be held responsible if a migrant engages in unlawful activities.

“Migrants walk around half-naked and make women uncomfortable”

Villager Sajjan Singh expressed his disappointment with the behaviour of the migrants and accused them of walking around half-naked and causing discomfort to the female residents.

Gurmeet Singh, another villager, criticised migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for spitting on the streets outside the village gurdwara, calling it disrespectful to their religion.

Surprisingly, many migrants living in the village of 2,000 people say they support the move.

“It is right and people should not walk around half naked,” said Vijay Pratap from Bihar ANI.

Another village passes resolution banning migrants from entering the country

Just a few days earlier, a village in Kurali district of Mohali had passed a resolution banning migrants from living there.

The resolution was signed by at least 300 residents of the village of Mundo Sangatiyan, who mentioned several “theft cases” in which they believed the migrants’ children were involved.

The resolution stated that no migrant would be granted rental accommodation in the village.

“The migrant families already living in the village should be given a certain amount of time to leave,” it said in a statement.

The village has a population of about 1,500

The village has a population of about 1,500, of whom 50 are migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan.

At least 30 people have been living here for more than a decade and have registered their Aadhar and voter cards.

Munni from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, who has lived here for 15 years, is one of them.

“If someone is caught stealing, that family must be deported. Why are they targeting all migrants?” she said HT.

The incident in Jandpur reflects a similar situation in Mohali, Kurali

Village head Jaspal Singh said the resolution was not passed or signed by any authorized person, including the secretary or village head.

“Some people got the resolution signed by members of the local Gurdwara committee and asked other villagers to sign the paper,” he said.

When the police tried to intervene, gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana came to the aid of the villagers and called a meeting for Tuesday evening.

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