Bhopal, April 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):A tin-shed buffalo shelter is the new accommodation for at least three Muslim families, whose houses were demolished by the administration after anti-Muslim violence in the riot-hit Khargone district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
With the mercury soaring to 41-degree Celsius in the town, the homeless families have expressed their gratitude to a family which allowed them to stay in its buffalo shelter. The women are somewhat happy that they have found a place to prepare meals to feed their children during the month of Ramadan.
Amjad Khan, whose house was built under the PM Awas Yojna (PMAY) but was bulldozed by the district administration, is among those who have made the buffalo shelter their new accommodation to survive with his wife and little children. Talking to media, Khan said that after losing his own house, the family was forced to survive on the mercy of others.
“We would eat whatever people would give us. We have lost everything. We don’t even have a bucket to store water. Despite having everything till a few days back, we are living on mercy of others now,” he said. Khan further informed that a team of government officials visited him and asked to shift to a ‘dharamshala’ where they will get food and shelter, but he refused to shift. When asked why, Khan replied, “I can’t trust the government anymore.”
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