Rat-hole miner Hassan rejects another house offered in Delhi's Dilshad Garden

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Delhi: Rat-hole miner Wakeel Hassan, who had lost his house in a demolition drive, has rejected another offer of a house in Dilshad Garden here by the authorities, he told PTI on Saturday. «On Friday night, four government officers, including an SDM, came and offered me a house in Dilshad Garden but I refused to accept it as they wanted me to shift on a temporary basis,» Hassan said.
«It was also not in writing. That house belongs to an NGO,» he said.
Hours after the demolition, DDA officials offered Hassan to move to an EWS (economically weaker sections) flat at Narela, which is far from Khajoori Khas in northeast Delhi. Hassan rejected it saying it was «far and unsafe».

On being asked why he is rejecting the second offer as Dilshad Garden is located near Khajoori Khas unlike far-flung Narela, he said the cost of his house, which was razed by the DDA (Delhi Development Authority), was more than Rs 1 crore and if the government wants to compensate, then the cost of the house should be matched.
Hassan, who claimed to have been staying in Khajoori Khas for several years, had lost his house in a demolition drive by DDA on Wednesday.
He along with his wife and two children have been staying on a footpath and demonstrating against the drive.
On Saturday, during the rain in Delhi, he made a video requesting people to come for his support.
While talking to PTI, he said that his belongings and household articles are lying open in the rain. «Today is the third day of my demonstration, which will continue till I get