Bulldozers Roll In To Demolish 6-Storey Building In Delhi Amid Loud Protests
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan, who had recently managed to stop a similar drive in Shaheen Bagh recently, was present at the spot.
Continuing its controversial anti-encroachment drive in the national capital, the BJP-governed civic body today rolled into Madanpur Khadar in South East Delhi and demolished several structures it deemed as illegal construction. Amid loud protests by local residents who claimed they were given no prior intimation, bulldozers could be seen trying to demolish a six-storey building in the area. Several workers armed with hammers could also be seen pounding at the building from inside.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan, who had recently managed to stop a similar drive in Shaheen Bagh, was present at the spot. He claimed that the structures were not illegal.
"I am ready to go to jail if it saves the houses of poor people. There is no encroachment here. I will support them (civic body) in demolition if there is any encroachment," he told news agency ANI.
Local residents accused the civic body of rampant corruption claiming they were aware of all the construction in the area and allowed it after taking bribes from builders but have now rolled in with bulldozers without even giving any notice.
