Soon to house BJP office, Ggn villagers want basic amenities

Gurugram: Residents of Gurugram's Silokhera village on Sunday held a protest over the lack of civic facilities in their areas and submitted a memorandum to District Commissioner.

The agitation has made headlines as Silokhera village is where the state headquarters of Bharatiya Janata Party is being set up, over a 12 acre area of prime land.

While villagers have given their consent for setting up of the BJP office, they have stated that the ruling party must also ensure holistic development in the area.

Earlier, the villagers had registered their protest over the state party headquarters coming up in the area, but over time, relented to the proposed development.

Miffed over the approach of public agencies, such as Haryana Urban Development Authoirity and Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, residents of Silokhera have repeatedly held panchayats and discussed their future course of action. The village elders have stated categorically that they will not allow private developers to use the 12 acre land.

Villagers have also asked the public agencies for development of pond, community centre and a temple at the site, as was promised to them.

Silokhera is located along NH-8, and many condominium societies and commercial complexes having come up in the village and its nearby areas.