672 Forgotten Fatehabad Voters Issue Stern Ultimatum to Administration
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A protracted five-year administrative stalemate has pushed the residents of Naya Basti in Fatehabad district into a decisive confrontation with district authorities over their voting and governance rights. Representing approximately 2,000 residents and 672 registered voters, the community gathered in full strength to submit a formal memorandum to the Tohana Sub-Divisional Officer (SDM), demanding either immediate integration into the adjacent Jakhal Gram Panchayat or the official carving out of an independent Gram Panchayat. Caught in prolonged bureaucratic limbo despite persistent appeals to local Block Development and Panchayat Officers (BDPO), the Deputy Commissioner, and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, the villagers voiced deep frustration that their fundamental civic inclusion in rural local governance continues to gather dust in state offices.
Blockade Threat at Gurudwara Basti Underpass Over Forced Municipality Merger
The delegation firmly warned the administration that any attempt to push Naya Basti back into the urban municipal committee instead of the Panchayati Raj framework would trigger aggressive, region-wide public protests. Representatives stated that residents would mount an indefinite dharna at the strategic Gurudwara Basti underpass and mobilize prominent farmer unions and social organizations across Haryana to shut down regional transit corridors. Prominent community leaders—including Jagseer Singh, Pintu Ram, Harichand Garg, former municipal councillor Vikramjeet, former sarpanch representative Jeevan Kumar, Ramgopal, Veera Ram, Janta Singh, Koki Sharma, Goldy Nayak, Bikki Singh, Avtar Singh, Satish Kumar, Vishnu Sharma, Sanjay Kumar, and Sukhpal Sharma—clarified that their struggle is driven solely by the need for an authentic administrative identity and basic rural development funds rather than political posturing.
Gram Sabha Resolution Ignored for Years as Community Demands Pre-Election Resolution
The standoff highlights severe procedural delays within the Panchayati Raj department, given that the Jakhal Gram Panchayat’s Gram Sabha has already unanimously ratified a resolution welcoming the 672 voters of Naya Basti into its jurisdictional boundaries. While this endorsed resolution was formally forwarded to top administrative desks years ago, file movements have remained stalled without ground execution. The aggrieved villagers insisted that official correspondence must translate into concrete gazette notifications before the upcoming panchayat elections, making it unequivocally clear that municipal classification remains entirely unacceptable to the 2,000-strong population and that administrative inaction will invite open civil resistance.
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