'You Need Bulldozer to Remove Chairs, Tables?' Top Quotes as SC Extends Delhi Demolition Stay
2 years, 8 months ago

'You Need Bulldozer to Remove Chairs, Tables?' Top Quotes as SC Extends Delhi Demolition Stay

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo till further orders over the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s anti-encroachment drive in the capital’s troubled Jahangirpuri area which was rocked by communal violence on Hanuman Jayanti last week. It is not a forum for politics and this forum is to show that rule of law prevails.” Kapil Sibal: I want stay on demolition Supreme Court: We are not staying demolitions in this country Sibal: I mean this area in particular SC: We will see Sibal: Not with bulldozer SC: Demolitions are always with bulldozer Sibal: not always Senior Advocate PV Surendranath, Appearing for Brinda Karat Surendranath: I had communicated the order to Brinda Karat at 10:45am Supreme Court: Not to the authorities Surendranath: She informed the authorities. She had to physically stand to stop the process Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for North Delhi Municipal Corporation “Both pleas are by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and this is what happens when an organisation comes here. Commissioner also may, in discretion, remove stalls, chairs, tables etc without notice Supreme Court “We will take a serious view of the demolition which was carried out even after Supreme Court orders, even after NDMC Mayor was informed.

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Why judiciary had to stop the bulldozer
1 month ago

Why judiciary had to stop the bulldozer

New Indian Express  

Bulldozers have become a symbol for aggressive state action in India. The eviction drive based on demolition as happened in Assam in September 2021 was justified by the state’s chief minister. In states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujrat, Karnataka and Delhi, residential and other buildings have been smashed as a punitive measure. It is in this …

Supreme Court Orders 15-Day Notice, Digital Trail for Property Demolitions; Officials Face Personal Liability
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Orders 15-Day Notice, Digital Trail for Property Demolitions; Officials Face Personal Liability

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 16, 2024 12:06 IST - 8 MINS READ In PIL hearings alleging discrimination and the government’s impunity, it is not unusual for the respondent authorities to claim they will adopt a non-adversarial role vis-a-vis the petitioner, and still deny the allegations. In such cases, where the authorities indulge into arbitrary pick and choose of the structures and …

Razing impunity: On bulldozer demolitions and the Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Razing impunity: On bulldozer demolitions and the Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Demolition of property as a punitive measure against alleged offenders amounts to wilful subversion of the rule of law. The Supreme Court of India has now ventured to put an end to this culture of impunity by laying down enforceable guidelines and directions to prevent demolition of homes and buildings without following due process. It also underpinned its order on …

DC Edit | End to bulldozer justice: Govts pulled up by SC
1 month, 1 week ago

DC Edit | End to bulldozer justice: Govts pulled up by SC

Deccan Chronicle  

It could perhaps be one of the harshest indictments of the executive by the judiciary when the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the government to call off the new-found practice of demolishing homes with bulldozers, delivering extra-judicial punishment to people accused of crimes. Unauthorised homes can be demolished but after following the due process for which the apex court has …

Bulldozer Justice: Supreme Court lays down pan-India guidelines, says ‘not a happy sight to see women, children…’
1 month, 1 week ago

Bulldozer Justice: Supreme Court lays down pan-India guidelines, says ‘not a happy sight to see women, children…’

Live Mint  

Bulldozer Justice: To curb ‘bulldozer justice’, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down pan-India guidelines on demolition of properties. — No demolition should be carried out without a prior show cause notice, returnable either in accordance with the time provided by the local municipal laws or within 15 days time from the date of service of such notice, whichever is …

‘Officials will pay for demolitions from their salary’: 5 Key SC observations on ‘chilling’ side of ‘bulldozer justice’
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Officials will pay for demolitions from their salary’: 5 Key SC observations on ‘chilling’ side of ‘bulldozer justice’

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has made significant observations while delivering a verdict aimed at curbing the practice of 'bulldozer justice.' The SC bench made it clear that its directions will not be applicable if there is unauthorised construction on public land or an order of demolition by the court of law. The bench made it clear that its directions …

Supreme Court on bulldozer action: ‘No demolition without following guidelines, 15-day notice’
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1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court on bulldozer action: ‘No demolition without following guidelines, 15-day notice’

Hindustan Times  

Bulldozer 'justice' hearing: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that no demolition should be carried out without prior 15-day notice to the owner of the property and without following the statutory guidelines. The state cannot take arbitrary action against the accused or convict without following the due process of law,” the court said. The Supreme Court also extended an interim …

Not happy sight to see people dragged to street: Court sets rules on demolitions
1 month, 1 week ago

Not happy sight to see people dragged to street: Court sets rules on demolitions

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, strongly opposing "arbitrary" demolition of buildings, issued pan-India guidelines to govern bulldozer actions in cases of illegal construction and encroachments. The show cause notice must be issued 15 days in advance, and it must specify the reason for demolition and the date of the hearing. A digital portal must be created within three months to …

SC issues guidelines against ‘bulldozer justice’ demolition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC issues guidelines against ‘bulldozer justice’ demolition

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down the first-ever guidelines against arbitrary demolitions by state authorities, ruling that citizens’ voices cannot be “throttled by a threat of destroying their properties” and that such “bulldozer justice” has no place in a society governed by rule of law. There is a grave danger that if high-handed and unlawful behaviour is permitted by …

'Whether it is temple or dargah…': Supreme Court on bulldozer action
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Whether it is temple or dargah…': Supreme Court on bulldozer action

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, emphasized that public safety takes precedence over religious structures encroaching on roads, water bodies, or rail tracks. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, clarified that being accused in a criminal case does not justify bulldozer action, even for severe crimes like rape or terrorism. While hearing a batch …

No bulldozer demolitions without court nod till Oct 1, says SC
3 months ago

No bulldozer demolitions without court nod till Oct 1, says SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a nationwide restraint on demolition activities, ruling that no demolition, including of those accused or convicted of crime, should occur without the court’s explicit permission, expressing concern over the indiscriminate demolition actions and highlighting the need for judicial oversight. Even as the directive by a bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and KV Viswanathan …

Supreme Court red light on bulldozer justice till Oct 1
3 months ago

Supreme Court red light on bulldozer justice till Oct 1

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed authorities across the country not to demolish properties, including those accused of crime till October 1, without seeking its prior permission. However, such an order would not be applicable for unauthorised constructions on public streets, footpaths, abutting railway lines, water bodies, or public spaces,” the court ordered. A bench of justices B …

'No Demolition Without Our Nod': Supreme Court Halts 'Bulldozer Justice' Till October 1
3 months ago

'No Demolition Without Our Nod': Supreme Court Halts 'Bulldozer Justice' Till October 1

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said no demolition exercise in the country should take place without its permission. Halting “bulldozer justice” till October 1, when it will next hear the matter, the court said even if there is one instance of illegal demolition, it is against the ethos of the Constitution. We made clear we won’t come between unauthorised construction… …

Putting the brakes on ‘bulldozer justice’
3 months, 1 week ago

Putting the brakes on ‘bulldozer justice’

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has invited suggestions from the parties concerned to frame appropriate pan-India guidelines on extra-legal demolitions. The order comes in the wake of multiple instances of demolitions where the houses and building establishments of persons accused of certain crimes have been razed without following due process. Editorial | ​Demolition squad: On the Supreme Court and ‘bulldozer …

Can’t bulldoze due process
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can’t bulldoze due process

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s sharp disapproval of the use of earthmovers to demolish the homes of those accused, especially in cases where there is considerable public outrage, has come not a moment too soon. The troubling practice — where authorities clearly step outside the bounds of due process and don a retributive avatar to destroy homes and properties of people not …

Encroachments cleared near Ameenpur lake
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Encroachments cleared near Ameenpur lake

The Hindu  

Revenue department and municipality officials, in the presence of policemen, demolished buildings and structures in Ameenpur, built on the edge of the lake citing it as government property on Tuesday during the brief let up in the rain. But instead of doing a survey in the past three years, the government officials carried out demolitions even as I was protesting,” …

Bulldozer justice can’t go on: SC’s warning to states
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bulldozer justice can’t go on: SC’s warning to states

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would issue guidelines to regulate demolitions across India — a move that comes in the background of local governments and police demolishing the properties of people accused of crimes, and, sometimes, of their families, often using earthmovers or bulldozers, without following due process. The court highlighted the need for standardised guidelines across all …

'Can't Demolish House Just Because Somebody Is An Accused' : Supreme Court To Frame Pan-India Guidelines On 'Bulldozer Actions'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Can't Demolish House Just Because Somebody Is An Accused' : Supreme Court To Frame Pan-India Guidelines On 'Bulldozer Actions'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed the intention to lay down pan-India guidelines to address the concerns that authorities in several States are resorting to the demolition of houses of persons accused of crimes as a punitive action.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, hearing a batch of petitions challenging the "bulldozer actions" in various States,. The Supreme …

SP leader Haji Raza’s building demolished; latest in series of such demolitions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SP leader Haji Raza’s building demolished; latest in series of such demolitions

Hindustan Times  

The authorities on Tuesday demolished a three-storied building of Opposition Samajwadi Party leader Haji Raza at Baqargunj in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur amid tight security with the deployment of personnel from 10 police stations. Raza was in the news in June after a local ruling Bharatiya Janata Party functionary filed a complaint against him for alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister …

SIT to probe into Jai Bhim Nagar demolitions: HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SIT to probe into Jai Bhim Nagar demolitions: HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday directed the additional commissioner of police Sashi Kumar Meena to constitute a special investigation team to probe the violence that accompanied the demolition of nearly 650 tenements in Powai’s Jai Bhim Nagar on June 6. Most of the inhabitants of Jai Bhim Nagar, whose houses were demolished despite a 2021 government resolution prohibiting …

Demolition drive: Delhi HC asks authorities to grant 1 month for vacating mosque premises
6 months, 1 week ago

Demolition drive: Delhi HC asks authorities to grant 1 month for vacating mosque premises

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the DDA and a local religious body to grant one month's time to the caretaker of a mosque and madarsa to vacate the Hazrat Nizamuddin-based masjid premises which has been decided to be demolished by the authorities.A vacation bench of Justice Amit Sharma, in an order passed on Wednesday, made it clear …

Cut VIP cover, but give security for demolition drives: HC to Bathinda DC, SSP
9 months, 1 week ago

Cut VIP cover, but give security for demolition drives: HC to Bathinda DC, SSP

Hindustan Times  

Taking serious note of enforcement teams not getting security cover for demolition exercise, the Punjab and Haryana high court has asked the deputy commissioner and senior superintendent of police that even if they have to withdraw the security from police officers or political leaders, the same be done to provide force for demolition of illegal structures in Bathinda. “.if the …

Ludhiana: 35 illegal structures demolished by MC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: 35 illegal structures demolished by MC

Hindustan Times  

Working to give a facelift to the Focal Point area, the Municipal Corporation continued the drive to remove the encroachments on the second day and around 35 encroachments were removed on Wednesday. The drive has been initiated after Sahnewal MLA Hardeep Singh Mundian, MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi and industrialists held a meeting at the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings …

Drive launched to clear encroachments in Delhi's Tughlakabad, Aya Nagar ‘forest land’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Drive launched to clear encroachments in Delhi's Tughlakabad, Aya Nagar ‘forest land’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A demolition drive was carried out on the “forest land” in Tughlakabad and Aya Nagar area by the Delhi Forest Department to “clear the encroached villages”, official said on Tuesday. Sudha, who has been living in Sangam Vihar since 2020, claimed that their belongings have been “lying on the streets” as they “weren’t given any notice” and they …

India’s ‘bulldozer justice’: the demolition drives likened to ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Hindu nation
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s ‘bulldozer justice’: the demolition drives likened to ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Hindu nation

The Independent  

When religious riots broke out in his town last month, Muslim father-of-three Anees Khan did something unexpected: he opened up his home to offer shelter to a group of Hindu men fleeing for their lives. What followed was a response that mirrors the actions taken by state authorities across India where the ruling BJP is in power: rather than wait …

Nuh violence: High Court stays bulldozer action against illegal structures
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh violence: High Court stays bulldozer action against illegal structures

Op India  

On Monday, August 7, the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the Haryana government’s demolition drive on the illegal encroachments being carried out by the Haryana administration after rioters unleashed violence in the Nuh district of Haryana on July 31 during the Jalabhishek Shobha yatra. Court stays all demolitions.#NuhViolence #Haryana pic.twitter.com/hAfg4UiC91 — Live Law August 7, 2023 According to reports, …

Delhi: Illegal portions of madrasa razed in Bengali Market area
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi: Illegal portions of madrasa razed in Bengali Market area

Hindustan Times  

The Land and Development Office, under the Union urband development ministry, demolished a wall and portions of seveal rooms that were illegally constructed at a residential madrasa in Bengali Market area, officials aware of the matter said. Delhi has seen multiple encroachment removal drives related to religious structures in the last couple of months. The Public Works Department removed unauthorised …

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s action of demolishing various properties near Mehrauli Archaeological Park area, till February 16. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order while hearing a bunch of pleas against the demolition drive being carried out by DDA near Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Ladha Sarai village.While. Justice Manmeet Pritam …

Delhi: LG VK Saxena Directs DDA To Halt Demolition Drive In Mehrauli, Ladha Sarai Amid Protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: LG VK Saxena Directs DDA To Halt Demolition Drive In Mehrauli, Ladha Sarai Amid Protests

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday directed Delhi Development Authority to stop the ongoing demolition drive in Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai till further instructions, news agency ANI reported quoting the Delhi LG office's statement. Delhi LG VK Saxena directs DDA to stop the ongoing demolition drive in Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai till further instructions: Delhi LG office — ANI …

Mehrauli residents say legal buildings being razed
1 year, 10 months ago

Mehrauli residents say legal buildings being razed

The Hindu  

Demolitions by the Delhi Development Authority under its ‘anti-encroachment drive’ in Mehrauli continued for the fourth day, amid tight police presence near Bhool Bhulaiya monument. On Monday, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti urged Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena — also the DDA chairperson — to stop the drive and that a fresh demarcation exercise be conducted since the report tabled during the …

Delhi: DDA's Anti-encroachment Drive Continues in Mehrauli for 2nd Day Amid Protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: DDA's Anti-encroachment Drive Continues in Mehrauli for 2nd Day Amid Protests

News 18  

For a second consecutive day, the Delhi Development Authority on Saturday continued an anti-encroachment drive in the Mehrauli area amid protests by locals. Residents of the area said that the DDA had demolished two three-storeyed buildings near the Aulia Masjid at Andheria Mor along with shanties. On Friday, several three- and four-storeyed structures that had come up illegally on the …

India top court stays demolition of over 4,000 homes in Haldwani
1 year, 11 months ago

India top court stays demolition of over 4,000 homes in Haldwani

Al Jazeera  

More than 50,000 people, most of them Muslims, faced the demolition of their homes which allegedly encroached on railway land. On December 20, an order passed by the high court of the northern state declared 4,365 houses adjacent to the railway line in Haldwani’s Banbhulpura colony “illegal” and therefore to be demolished. Rights activist Shadab Alam, also a resident of …

‘Need to go beyond knee-jerk quick fixes to solve encroachment issues’
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Need to go beyond knee-jerk quick fixes to solve encroachment issues’

Hindustan Times  

The controversy over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive by civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike refuses to die down even as residents have sought a probe on how the permissions were granted in first place for constructions on stormwater drains. Latest to join the list is biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar Shaw who asked “why officials are not punished for issuing …

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Demolition Action Cannot Be Taken Against Allegedly Unauthorised Property Unless Owner/ Resident Is Given Adequate Opportunity Of Hearing: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a property cannot be demolished on the ground that it is unauthorized, unless the owner or resident is given an adequate opportunity of hearing. "To my mind, there can be no question of demolishing any property on the ground that it is unauthorized, until and unless the person owning the property and/or in …

Massive Demolition Drives in South Delhi This Year, Action Set to Intensify, Says MCD
2 years, 3 months ago

Massive Demolition Drives in South Delhi This Year, Action Set to Intensify, Says MCD

News 18  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday said it had conducted a “massive demolition drive” against unauthorise constructions in its south zone this year. The south zone has conducted a “massive demolition and sealing action drive” in different areas between January 1 and August 18 this year. As many as 473 actions related to demolition and 157 sealing actions have …

Targeted demolitions: Uttar Pradesh back to bulldozer tactics yet again
2 years, 5 months ago

Targeted demolitions: Uttar Pradesh back to bulldozer tactics yet again

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST On June 20, 2022, police in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh took out a flag march, prominently displaying a new, unconventional addition to its armoury: the bulldozer. UP government affidavit On June 22, responding to the Supreme Court’s June 16 directive to explain the legality of the demolition drives at Prayagraj and Kanpur, …

SC on UP demolitions: Authorities should strictly follow due process under law
2 years, 6 months ago

SC on UP demolitions: Authorities should strictly follow due process under law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Stating that "everything should be fair" and authorities should strictly follow due procedure under the law, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Uttar Pradesh government and its authorities three days to respond to pleas alleging that houses of those accused in last week's violence were illegally demolished. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, …

No Stay on 'Bulldozer Action', SC Sets 3-Day Deadline for UP Govt to Reply on Kanpur Flare-up Demolitions
2 years, 6 months ago

No Stay on 'Bulldozer Action', SC Sets 3-Day Deadline for UP Govt to Reply on Kanpur Flare-up Demolitions

News 18  

Saying it cannot put a stay on demolitions, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted three days’ time to the Uttar Pradesh government and other respondents to file their objections over the fresh pleas filed by Jamiat-E-Ulema Hind seeking to stop demolition drives in the state amid the aftermath of Kanpur violence. The plea was filed in the backdrop of Uttar …

Bulldozer on the loose: The Hindu Editorial on demolition of property of Muslim activists
2 years, 6 months ago

Bulldozer on the loose: The Hindu Editorial on demolition of property of Muslim activists

The Hindu  

The demolition of houses and buildings linked to protesters in Uttar Pradesh is nothing but retribution and collective punishment targeted at Muslims. The fig-leaf of legality attached to the claim that the action by the Prayagraj Development Authority was to clear an illegal building has been blown away by the fact that the notice of demolition was addressed to Mr. …

Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind moves SC against UP\'s bulldozer policy
2 years, 6 months ago

Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind moves SC against UP\'s bulldozer policy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a halt to the “extra-legal” and “precipitative action” of demolition of the residential properties of the accused allegedly involved in the recent violence that erupted in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the “objectionable and offensive remarks” about Prophet Mohammed by two leaders of the …

This bulldozer business alien to our criminal jurisprudence: Former judges on demolition drive
2 years, 6 months ago

This bulldozer business alien to our criminal jurisprudence: Former judges on demolition drive

India Today  

After the clashes that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj last week, the “illegally constructed” 2-storey residence of Javed Mohammad, identified as the main conspirator behind the violence, was demolished by the authorities on Sunday. Amid ongoing debate over “bulldozer politics”, India Today spoke to former judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts over the laws on demolition of …

Delhi govt seeks report on use of bulldozer by civic bodies
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi govt seeks report on use of bulldozer by civic bodies

India Today  

The bulldozer politics in Delhi refuses to abate, it seems. The Delhi government has now sought a report from all three civic bodies, asking for details of its use of bulldozers in this financial year so far. WATCH | Bulldozer reaches Delhi's Jahangirpuri as Delhi MCD launches encroachment removal drive #WATCH | Anti-encroachment drive underway at the Jahangirpuri area of …

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet AAP MLAs today over anti-encroachment drive in city
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet AAP MLAs today over anti-encroachment drive in city

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to hold a key meeting with AAP MLAs on Monday over the anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic bodies in different parts of the city. The city civic bodies have been carrying out anti-encroachment drives in several parts of Delhi, including Shaheen Bagh, Madanpur Khadar, New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri, Karol Bagh, Khyala, and …

South Delhi civic body carries out anti-encroachment drive; CM Kejriwal calls for meeting
2 years, 7 months ago

South Delhi civic body carries out anti-encroachment drive; CM Kejriwal calls for meeting

India Today  

South Delhi Municipal Corporation carried out an anti-encroachment drive in two zones today, including the west zone and Najafgarh zone. ANTI-ENCROACHMENT DRIVE South Delhi Municipal Corporation conducted an anti-encroachment drive at Khayala Road in the Vishnu Garden area today. Delhi | South Delhi Municipal Corporation conducts an anti-encroachment drive at Khayala Road in the Vishnu Garden area pic.twitter.com/jslOOmuKDj — ANI …

Delhi anti-encroachment drive: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia urges Amit Shah to stop 'destruction', says 70% of people in Capital will be rendered homeless
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi anti-encroachment drive: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia urges Amit Shah to stop 'destruction', says 70% of people in Capital will be rendered homeless

Firstpost  

In an online briefing, Delhi Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia claimed that the civic bodies have a plan to raze 63 lakh dwellings in the national capital. ‘This will lead to huge destruction,’ he said New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to stop the “destruction” ensuing in the …

South Delhi civic body to conduct demolition drive in two zones today
2 years, 7 months ago

South Delhi civic body to conduct demolition drive in two zones today

India Today  

The civic authorities in the national capital are carrying out an anti-encroachment drive in various localities amid strong protests. South Delhi Municipal Corporation will undertake an anti-encroachment drive in two zones today. On May 11, civic authorities carried out a round of planned anti-encroachment drives in Najafgarh and West Zones of the SDMC, removing temporary structures put up illegally, a …

North Delhi civic body seeks police force for demolition drive in Prem Nagar
2 years, 7 months ago

North Delhi civic body seeks police force for demolition drive in Prem Nagar

India Today  

Amid the ongoing anti-encroachment drive at various places in the national capital, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has sought adequate police force to carry out the demolition drive. NDMC Commissioner Sanjay Goel said that the civic body removed temporary encroachments from Mangol Puri, Y-1 block in ward no 46 with the help of local police. NDMC commissioner Sanjay Goel said …

Delhi: Bulldozer rolls in Dwarka Sector 3, drive cancelled in Seelampur due to lack of force
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Bulldozer rolls in Dwarka Sector 3, drive cancelled in Seelampur due to lack of force

India Today  

Amid the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in several parts of the national capital, a demolition drive against illegal encroachment is underway in Dwarka Sector 3. Today, we will conduct a drive at New Seelampur," Syamsundar Agarwal, East Delhi Mayor, had earlier said, as reported by news agency ANI. SHAHEEN BAGH DRIVE Earlier on Monday, an anti-encroachment drive failed in Delhi's Shaheen …

North Delhi civic body removes 66 temporary structures in Mangolpuri
2 years, 7 months ago

North Delhi civic body removes 66 temporary structures in Mangolpuri

India Today  

The commissioner of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Sanjay Goel said on Tuesday that they removed temporary encroachments from Mangolpuri with the help of local police. The officials of the municipal council removed around 66 temporary structures with the help of one bulldozer and three dumper trucks. According to the officials, such anti-encroachment drives on public roads are done regularly …

SDMC Carries Out Demolition Drive in New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri After Shaheen Bagh Stir
2 years, 7 months ago

SDMC Carries Out Demolition Drive in New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri After Shaheen Bagh Stir

News 18  

A day after the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay on the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s demolition drive amid huge protests by locals, the civic body has brought in bulldozers in the New Friends Colony area and Mangolpuri to carry out an anti-encroachment drive as scheduled. #WATCH Bulldozer being brought to New Friends Colony area of Delhi where the …

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