“Ghar Nahi, Toh Sarkar Nahi: Pandayan Saheb’s Protest for Permanent Housing Rights of the Urban Poor”

In the glittering cities of Maharashtra — Mumbai, Thane, Aurangabad — progress is built on the shoulders of the poor. They build our metros, sweep our streets, cook our meals, yet sleep under plastic roofs and broken tin sheets. Their only “crime”? Being poor.

And when bulldozers crush these shanties, the system offers them nothing but silence.

No notice. No rehabilitation. No justice.

But one leader stands between the state’s arrogance and the people’s suffering —

R. R. Pandayan Saheb — the Mulukh Maidan Tof of the urban poor.

🔥 Pandayan Saheb: The Street Voice of the Stateless

While many leaders hold press conferences, R. R. Pandayan Saheb holds the hands of the evicted. He doesn’t wait for media headlines — he creates people’s headlines on the ground.

Whether it’s a slum demolition in Aurangabad, a housing scam in Thane, or delayed PMAY applications in Beed —

R. R. Pandayan Saheb is always on the frontlines, not the sidelines.

He says it clearly, in every rally, in every morcha:

“घर नसेल, तर सरकार नसेल. गरीबाचा निवारा हा त्याचा हक्क आहे, कृपा नाही!”

(If there’s no home, there will be no government. Shelter for the poor is a right, not a favour.)

📢 The Broken Promises of Rehabilitation

Thousands of slum families live for decades in the same bastis, paying bills, voting in elections, yet their names don’t appear in rehabilitation lists. They are told:

  • “You’re not eligible.”
  • “Your name is not on the 1995 list.”
  • “This area is not officially notified.”

The rich get high-rises overnight.

The poor get survey forms, delays, and demolitions.

R. R. Pandayan Saheb has made this injustice a central issue in his mission. In every city he visits, he demands:

  1. 🏠 Permanent pucca housing for all slum dwellers under PMAY, SRA, or state schemes.
  2. 🚫 Immediate halt on illegal, overnight demolitions without rehabilitation.
  3. 🧾 Inclusion of all bastis in official housing surveys — especially for SC/ST/OBC communities.
  4. 🧑‍⚖️ Accountability from officers who erase names from housing benefit lists.
  5. 📍 Government to create Grievance Redressal Cells for slum housing cases.

🛑 "We Will Block Roads Before They Bulldoze Lives"

Pandayan Saheb has led powerful protests in areas like:

  • Cantonment slums in Aurangabad
  • Jijamata Nagar in Mumbai
  • Janta Nagar in Thane
  • Sanjay Nagar in Jalgaon

He doesn’t just give speeches — he sits with the people, files RTIs, gets legal aid, and organizes night vigils to stop illegal demolitions.

He has warned local authorities:

“Don’t test the patience of the poor. The day we rise, your silence will not save you.”

And when police try to suppress these protests, Saheb stands between the people and the lathis, saying:

“If you want to hit someone, hit me. I’m not elected to fear you — I’m elected to protect them.”

🧱 Building Dignity, Not Just Walls

For R. R. Pandayan Saheb, housing is more than a structure — it’s identity, safety, and constitutional justice.

He often says:

“Babasaheb Ambedkar gave us the right to live with dignity — and dignity starts at home.”

Through his leadership:

  • 180+ families in Jalgaon got SRA housing eligibility verified
  • 300+ names added to PMAY lists in Nanded and Beed
  • 21 families evicted in Nashik got temporary shelters, legal aid, and ration kits
  • Demolition of a SC-majority basti was stopped after a night-long morcha in Mumbai

🧭 Saheb’s Vision: Urban Nyay Yatra

He has announced a statewide “Urban Nyay Yatra”, a campaign to:

  • Survey poor neighborhoods
  • Educate people on housing rights
  • Collect cases of unfair demolitions
  • Pressure municipal bodies through mass petitions

“Our cities are not just for malls and millionaires. They are for the mothers who clean your homes and the fathers who build your roads.”

— R. R. Pandayan Saheb

🛑 His Message to the Government:

🗣️ “Don’t hide behind policies. Fulfill your promises. This time, if homes fall — votes will fall with them.”

He has given a clear warning:

  • Either implement complete housing for urban poor under clear, time-bound policy,
  • Or face massive agitation led by Jai Bhim Sena and its allied workers.