Evacuation of Siddhi Ashram market begins: Land owner is the only hope, say traders
Agartala, Feb 28, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk
Agartala, Feb 28: Around 200 small and medium traders of Siddhi Ashram market in Badharghat assembly constituency are facing distress as they started vacating their shops on Tuesday following a court’s notice.
According to a local trader, after years of business at Siddhi Ashram market, they came to know that the market’s land is ancestral property of one Ranadhir Debbarma, who later knocked the door of the court and received the order in his favour.
“As per a court’s notice, we have started vacating the market. The land owner- Ranadhir Debbarma has assured us that he would initially allow us to run our shops temporarily in a portion of the land near Shiva temple and then he would resettle us in a market complex, to be constructed in the same place. We are thankful to him,” an affected trader told reporters.
Another said, on the basis of the assurance and also abiding by the notice of the Court, we decided to vacate our shops as well as the market.
“Around 200 local traders are facing the loss due to evacuation of the market. The owner of the land is the only hope for the livelihood of our families,” one of the traders said.
The local businessmen also sought help from the state government for their rehabilitation.