JCB = Jihad Control Board, says BJP MP Narasimha Rao on demolition drive in Delhi's Jahangirpuri
2 years, 8 months ago

JCB = Jihad Control Board, says BJP MP Narasimha Rao on demolition drive in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

India Today  

Hours after the North Delhi Municipal Corporation launched a demolition drive in Delhi's Jahangirpuri to remove encroachments, BJP MP Narasimha Rao took to Twitter to say that JCB is equal to 'Jihad Control Board'. In his tweet, he wrote "JCB = Jihad Control Board #BulldozerBaba" with a picture of the heavy vehicle. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation had announced the anti-encroachment drive and requested heavy police deployment in the area on Tuesday. This came after Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said that those accused of communal violence in Jahangirpuri on Saturday were living in 'illegal constructions' and demanded that they be demolished.

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Bulldozer action on houses of accused of rape in Gujarat's Jamnagar
4 days, 3 hours ago

Bulldozer action on houses of accused of rape in Gujarat's Jamnagar

India Today  

Authorities in Gujarat's Jamnagar rolled out bulldozers and demolished four houses of a man accused of raping a woman on Saturday, January 5. The accused of the gang rape, Hussain Gulmamad Sheikh, had illegally built four houses on about 2,500 feet of municipal land in the Ghanchi Khadki area in Jamnagar, the local municipal corporation officials said, adding that a …

Why is Amnesty urging India to halt bulldozing of Muslim properties?
11 months ago

Why is Amnesty urging India to halt bulldozing of Muslim properties?

Al Jazeera  

Rights group calls for a halt to the demolition of Muslim properties, describing it as a form of extrajudicial punishment. The London-based rights group also called on the JCB construction equipment company, whose bulldozers have been widely used in the “punitive” demolitions, to “publicly condemn the use of its machinery to commit human rights violations”. The company must stop looking …

How a British bulldozer is being seen as a symbol of religious discrimination in India
2 years, 6 months ago

How a British bulldozer is being seen as a symbol of religious discrimination in India

The Independent  

At around 8.30am on 20 April, Rahima Begum, a street vendor in New Delhi, heard that the municipal authorities would be conducting an “anti-encroachment” demolition of makeshift homes and businesses in Jahangirpuri, where she lived and ran a roadside soft-drink shop with her family. The company’s website states: “Over the years, JCB has invested Rs20bn in India, and today employs …

Jahangirpuri demolition: Our peace bulldozed into despair | OPINION
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition: Our peace bulldozed into despair | OPINION

India Today  

A sleepy town in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri that has been the symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity for decades became the hotbed of controversy following a recent Ram Navami procession that led to attacks on religious minorities right under the nose of the police administration. In fact, false cases were registered against the victims themselves and later, bulldozers razed the homes of minorities …

"You Require Bulldozers To Remove Stalls & Chairs?": Supreme Court Asks NDMC On Jahangirpuri Demolitions
2 years, 8 months ago

"You Require Bulldozers To Remove Stalls & Chairs?": Supreme Court Asks NDMC On Jahangirpuri Demolitions

Live Law  

"To remove stalls, chairs, bench, boxes, you require a bulldozer? ", the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in relation to the anti-encroachment drive carried by it in Jahangirpuri, New Delhi.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai posed the question after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for NDMC, submitted that as per the …

'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 …

Supreme Court stepped in to stop demolition in Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court stepped in to stop demolition in Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri

Hindustan Times  

Hours after several bulldozers entered Delhi’s violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Tuesday and began tearing down alleged illegal constructions and encroachments in the area, the Supreme Court ordered a status quo on the demolition drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, restraining the authorities from proceeding any further -- although it took at least another 90 minutes for the local body to …

Demolition drive stops in Jahangirpuri after SC intervention, hearing today | Top points
2 years, 8 months ago

Demolition drive stops in Jahangirpuri after SC intervention, hearing today | Top points

India Today  

An anti-encroachment drive was undertaken by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in violence-hit Jahangirpuri. As bulldozers razed several structures in Jahangirpuri on Wednesday, the Supreme Court stepped in and ordered a stay on the demolition drive. While the demolition drive followed just days after communal clashes erupted in the area on Hanuman Jayanti on Saturday, the NDMC claimed that it …

Bulldozers in Jahangirpuri: Demolition Halted, SC to Hear Pleas Against Drive on Thursday
2 years, 8 months ago

Bulldozers in Jahangirpuri: Demolition Halted, SC to Hear Pleas Against Drive on Thursday

News 18  

After halting the demolition drive in which bulldozers razed several structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear petitions against the civic action on Thursday. Days after Jahangirpuri was rocked by communal violence, bulldozers rolled into the troubled area and razed several structures close to a mosque as part of an anti-encroachment drive. HC did not hear …

Jahangirpuri drive a ‘targeted demolition’: Asaduddin Owaisi
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri drive a ‘targeted demolition’: Asaduddin Owaisi

Hindustan Times  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who has strongly objected to Wednesday’s demolition drive in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, described the action as a ‘targeted demolition’, pointing to the bulldozer razing down shops in front of a mosque, but not those in front of a temple. This is a targeted demolition, I condemn it,” Owaisi said, according to news agency ANI. AIMIM chief …

Photos: In Delhi's Jahangirpuri, a demolition in images
2 years, 8 months ago

Photos: In Delhi's Jahangirpuri, a demolition in images

Hindustan Times  

Photos: In Delhi's Jahangirpuri, a demolition in images Amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation bulldozed illegal structures in Delhi’s Jahangipuri, which was. Amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation bulldozed illegal structures in Delhi’s Jahangipuri, which was then stopped a couple of hours following a Supreme Court order. Several …

‘A demolition of India’s constitutional values': Rahul Gandhi on bulldozing of houses
2 years, 8 months ago

‘A demolition of India’s constitutional values': Rahul Gandhi on bulldozing of houses

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘bulldozer policy’ as a ‘demolition of India’s constitutional values’, even as Wednesday’s demolition drive in northwest Delhi was halted after a Supreme Court-ordered status quo. The 51-year-old leader’s tweet comes amid growing opposition to the Jahangirpuri demolition drive, as well as the practice of razing properties of ‘criminal elements’ in …

Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence

The Independent  

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Jahangirpuri violence in Delhi | Bulldozers reach Jahangirpuri for eviction drive
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence in Delhi | Bulldozers reach Jahangirpuri for eviction drive

The Hindu  

Heavy police and paramilitary forces were deployed in violence-hit Jahangirpuri during Wednesday’s anti-encroachment drive in the area, even as the local Mayor called it a “routine exercise”. The drive was undertaken a day after Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the party-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation to identify illegal constructions of “rioters” in Jahangirpuri and demolish them using bulldozers. …

Jahangirpuri demolition: Where is the Opposition?
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition: Where is the Opposition?

India TV News  

Highlights Nine bulldozers rallied in to demolish the illegally encroached areas Left leader Brinda Karat stood in front of one of the bulldozers The drive was later stopped after SC ordered to stop the demolition Wednesday morning was not like a normal day for many residing in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital. Reason: Govt's anti-encroachment drive The bulldozers …

India top court halts demolition drive in violence-hit Delhi area
2 years, 8 months ago

India top court halts demolition drive in violence-hit Delhi area

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court says status quo should be maintained in Jahangirpuri, a mainly Muslim neighbourhood racked by religious violence last weekend. Indian authorities riding bulldozers have razed a number of properties in a New Delhi neighbourhood before the Supreme Court halted the demolitions days after religious violence shook the area and saw dozens arrested. Raja Iqbal Singh, mayor of the …

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