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Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad district administration in Uttar Pradesh (UP) said late at night on Thursday that it has scrapped the proposal to convert the hostel earmarked for the Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) students into the state’s first detention centre for illegal foreigners.
The government officials said that a hunt is for a new place for the proposed detention facility.
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Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad district administration in Uttar Pradesh (UP) said late at night on Thursday that it has scrapped the proposal to convert the hostel earmarked for the Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) students into the state’s first detention centre for illegal foreigners.
The government officials said that a hunt is for a new place for the proposed detention facility.
The hostel was constructed in 2010-11 when Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)-led government was in power.
The hostel is located adjacent to Raj Nagar Extension Master Plan road and is a part of the Nandgram locality.
On Thursday, BSP chief and former UP chief minister Mayawati tweeted that it was unfortunate that the multi-storeyed Dr Ambedkar SC/ST Hostel would be converted into UP’s first detention centre for illegal foreigners.
She described the decision as painful and condemned the Yogi Adityanath-led government’s move.
Ajay Shankar Pandey, district magistrate (DM), Ghaziabad, announced late at night on Thursday that he has scrapped the bid to convert the hostel into a detention centre for illegal foreigners.
“The building will continue to be used as a hostel for SC/ST students.