Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs in the spotlight over Cleansing

East London Advertiser - contains some revealing evidence of how Tower Hamlets Councillors have been making misleading statements while the Council carries on demolishing the Community base

 http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/2_500_sign_petition_to_stop_tower_hamlets_council_evicting_82_year_old_pensioner_1_4165535

The TUSH Petition, on the Tower Hamlets Council website

 http://modgov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=74269

The context of Social Cleansing being carried out in Tower Hamlets, with little notice by the mainstream

 https://socialcleansing.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/indymedia-may-hide-the-truth-about-slum-landlords-posing-as-social-landlords-in-tower-hamlets-and-elsewhere-in-inner-city-london-but-can-they-then-justify-their-claim-that-indymedia-is-the-radica/

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1.We care for each other and we need to live together

2. Mr Sumesar Rai has lived in Bruce Rd for 30 years

3. We refurbished and maintained our homes ourselves with our money and effort for 17 years

4 Links with local community we serve

5 Letting us continue to share 62 Bruce Rd saves council resources:
A) Save council £150 000 on Refurbishment of 62 Bruce Rd house

B) Save council 3 flats from Tower Hamlets council housing stock
C) Save council problem of having to rehouse our pets as well

D) Save council resources and court costs of eviction proceedings


11.30 Friday 28 August 2015

LETTER TO MAYOR BIGGS

Dear mayor Biggs

Urgent We TUSH petitioners ask you to stop our eviction now.

We feel neglected, discriminated against, and that you failed in your duty of care
for elderly and vulnerable 82 years old Mr Sumesar-Rai who lives in Bruce
Rd for 30 years.

60 days ago On 5 JULY you emailed us saying “I have no desire to hide from this matter.
I appreciate that this is stressful for you at Bruce Road, and a resolution is needed speedily.”

We note that the council have failed to comply with its' own petition procedures.

Rule states that the council must give reply within 28 days of receipt of the petition.

Our petition was delivered to the council on 08 July and heard on 22 July,

Now 42 days later we still have no reply.


TUSH petitioners have emailed Tower Hamlets officers on 23June 2015
specifically asking for any possible court application to be postponed at
least until our petition has been heard and decided without any pre-judgement.

Clearly against our wish 2 days later on 25 June Tower Hamlets officers
applied to court for our eviction.


Since 2nd JULY residents of 62 Bruce Rd have repeatedly asked you to stop court proceedings so that the petition could be considered with an open mind without any pre-judgement.

You have declined to postpone eviction hearing even though you were made aware
of deliberate attempt by housing officers to undermine the democratic
principle of petitions to the council. (Yes we can prove it)

Danny Hassell ”I too share many concerns that the petitioners have raised this evening about the treatment of these residents by the officers. I have seen the pressure they been placed under, I have seen the way they've been treated by the officers and the attitude they have given to them. I m pleased to support motion this evening.


Councillor Peter Golds said “My group will be supporting this motion this evening because if anybody can assemble 2500 signatures from residents there is a real concern there and I think an investigation needs to be done and I hope mayor will report to the council on future occasion.”

You as mayor have chosen to ignore very considerable public support of over
2500 local people who have signed petition to keep TUSH house sharing to continue.

Ignoring views of local people shows total lack of respect to views of
community you supposed to represent and be accountable to.

During 22 July petition hearing our local councillors Khales Uddin Ahmed said
This mayor Mr John Biggs is a people's mayor so I urge Mr mayor
look (into) this issue properly and carefully to support local residents I support.

Helal Uddin said Labour mayor to look into this on very compassionate grounds to make sure we are serving vulnerable residents who work for the community and who deserve a better treatment from this chamber not same as before and I will be urging our mayor I'm sure he is more sensible than the previous mayor to make sure that the people we are talking about tonight are well looked after, well respected and not deserving the treatment they received in the past.

Oliur Rahman said “ No 82 years old should be asked to leave their home and to be evicted specially elders of our community.”

Allowing Tower Hamlets council officers to evict 82 year old Indian gentleman from
his community housing where he lived for past 30 years feels to us like
social cleansing under new mayor John Biggs.

Even the judge during 17 August hearing agreed to postpone eviction hearing
until 8 September so that petition could be fairly considered.


Mayor Biggs we urge you to stop eviction proceedings and
let us take care of each other and continue to serve our local community.

If you can support Rich Mix petition you can as well support Mr Rai elderly petitioner.

Thank You


TUSH petitioners at 62 Bruce Rd.