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The household of the precocious dalit activistic and autorickshaw operator Chitralekha faces the menace of eviction aft Kannur Co-operative Urban Bank issued a foreclosure announcement for their location astatine Kattampally Kuthirathadam successful Kannur, Kerala.
The bank, controlled by Congress-led absorption committee, has ordered the household to vacate the location by December 7, informing that it volition beryllium seized connected December 18 if the dues stay unpaid.
Bank officials served the announcement astatine the location connected November 24 citing a Thalassery tribunal order.
The family, reportedly struggling with poverty, unemployment and illness, present faces an uncertain future, says Chitralekha’s hubby M. Sreeshkanth.
The situation reportedly stems from a ₹5-lakh indebtedness taken successful August 2016, arranged done erstwhile Kannur Mayor T.O. Mohanan. The household reportedly repaid implicit ₹1.5 lakh, but arrears mounted owed to Chitralekha’s decease successful October 2024 and different household difficulties.
The slope claims that the dues, with interest, full ₹9 lakh now. Current slope president and DCC wide caput Rajeevan Elayavoor had earlier reportedly assured the household that the indebtedness would beryllium settled for ₹6 lakh. However, foreclosure proceedings were initiated done the District Sessions Court.
The 5 cents of onshore connected which the location stands astatine Kuthirathadam was primitively granted to Chitralekha by past Chief Minister Oommen Chandy successful 2016 pursuing her 200-day protestation earlier the Kannur Collectorate and the Secretariat.
Although the consequent LDF authorities cancelled some the onshore and the ₹5-lakh lodging grant, the Kerala High Court restored the onshore to her successful June 2024. Chitralekha passed distant 4 months later.
Sreeshkanth, incapable to enactment owed to a limb wounded and lad Manu, present unrecorded successful utmost poverty, on with 2 grandchildren.
The household is consenting to merchantability the location to settee the indebtedness and buyers are available, but ineligible provisions let merchantability of the onshore lone aft 12 years. Their exertion for seeking exemption is presently pending earlier the Revenue Commissioner.
