Jahangirpuri demolition
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Jahangirpuri demolition drive: SC to hear on Tuesday plea of hawkers against civic body's move

The NDMC, on April 20, had launched an anti-encroachment drive in Delhi's Jahangirpuri and the demolition drive had followed just days after communal clashes erupted in the area on Hanuman Jayanti.

published on : 20th June 2022
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Routine administrative exercise in Jahangirpuri given unwarranted communal colour: NDMC to SC

The civic body said that it had only removed unauthorised projections on the public land and temporary structures well beyond the boundary of houses for which no notice is required to be given.

published on : 9th May 2022
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Spurt in violence in India part of larger BJP conspiracy, alleges Yechury

"The ruling party is inciting this violence and hatred. There is a great conspiracy behind this," Yechury charged.

published on : 28th April 2022
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'Nyay ka bulldozer' will keep on rolling: Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta on Jahangirpuri demolition

Earlier in the day, Sisodia accused Delhi BJP councillors of demanding bribe from city residents following instructions of Gupta to the mayors of BJP-ruled municipal corporations.

published on : 22nd April 2022
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CPI, SP delegations reach Jahangirpuri; police stop them from meeting locals

The delegation was led by CPI national secretary and Rajya Sabha MP D Raja, who said they have come to understand the people's suffering.

published on : 22nd April 2022
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SC takes serious view of Jahangirpuri demolition despite order 

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo with regard to the demolition exercise in violence-hit Jahangirpuri in Northwest Delhi until further orders. 

published on : 22nd April 2022
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'I will raise difficult issues': UK PM Boris Johnson on Jahangirpuri controversy

Johnson was responding to questions from the UK media during a visit to a new bulldozer factory in Gujarat's Halol industrial area near Vadodara set up by British multinational JCB.

published on : 21st April 2022
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BJP councillors allowed illegal constructions in Delhi to come up, hope SC takes cognizance: AAP

In a statement, AAP leader Atishi alleged the BJP councillors took bribes to allow 'illegal constructions' in the city and hoped that the apex court hand down the 'strictest punishment' to them.

published on : 21st April 2022
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Jahangirpuri demolition: Amnesty India slams UK PM Boris Johnson for inaugurating factory in Gujarat

Earlier in the day, Johnson, who is on a two-day visit to India, inaugurated a factory of UK-headquartered heavy equipment maker JCB at Halol in Panchmahals district of Gujarat.

published on : 21st April 2022
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Amid heavy security, cops flag-march before Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Heavy police and paramilitary forces were deployed in violence-hit Jahangirpuri ahead of Wednesday’s anti-encroachment drive in the area, even as the local mayor called it a ‘routine exercise’.

published on : 21st April 2022
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Selective demolitions bring no glory to the nation

The only thought civilian populations will be encouraged to harbour when they see JCBs moving into certain neighbourhoods is that the entire system is biased against certain sections of Indians.

published on : 21st April 2022
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Jahangirpuri demolition: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi allegedly stopped by police from visiting site

He lashed out at the BJP and AAP over the anti-encroachment drive action launched by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in the area.

published on : 20th April 2022
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'Routine exercise': North Delhi Municipal Corporation defends demolition drive in Jahangirpuri

In an official statement issued in the evening, the civic body said that its officials removed temporary kiosks on the pavements and ramps with the help of seven JCB machines/bulldozers.

published on : 20th April 2022
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Demolition drive in Delhi's Jahangirpuri legal exercise, nothing to do with religion: BJP

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the politics being played by opposition parties over the issue is saddening and accused them of bringing a 'religious angle'.

published on : 20th April 2022
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Switch off bulldozers of hate, switch on power plants: Rahul Gandhi to government

Gandhi's reference was to the use of bulldozers in the anti-encroachment drive in Delhi's violence-hit Jahangirpuri and in Madhya Pradesh against people who the BJP alleges have indulged in rioting.

published on : 20th April 2022
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Supreme Court orders status quo on demolition drive in Jahangirpuri until further orders

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal also mentioned the plea by Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind seeking directions that residential accommodations or any commercial property cannot be demolished as a punitive measure.

published on : 20th April 2022