Utility services for slum dwellers

This newspaper ran a report titled “Korail Slum: Goons eating up public resources” on July 10, 2017. It is apparent from the report that the goons are operating due to the absence of the state. The solution therefore lies in providing utility services to the slum dwellers, rather than blocking their connections. The state has for too long refused to acknowledge the needs of the slum dwellers. They should have affordable access to water and food, the deprivation of which violates the Right to Life acknowledged in our constitution through Article 32. A discriminatory approach by the state in this regard will keep creating the vacuum that allows goons to make economic profits.