Mayawati Raises Questions at Demolition Drive in Jahangirpuri, Calls for Mutual Harmony

GG News Bureau

Lucknow, 21^st April. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday took a stern stance on the use of bulldozers in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of Delhi. She said that using religion as a tool in such a way can harm mutual harmony and anti-national forces can take advantage of the situation.

“Bulldozers are being run under the guise of illegal construction in different states of the country including Jahangirpuri in Delhi in which poor people are also being affected, whereas the government should also take strict action against officials whose corruption has led to illegal constructions,” the BSP president said in a tweet in Hindi.

Several illegal constructions in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi were demolished during an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation amid a heavy deployment of paramilitary and police personnel on Wednesday until the authorities received “a written order” from the Supreme Court to stop it.

The Supreme Court stayed the anti-encroachment drive and also agreed to hear a petition challenging the NDMC’s action allegedly aimed against those involved in Saturday’s communal violence in the Jahangirpuri area.

The BSP chief said that strict action should be taken against the original culprits.

“At the same time, if religion is also used for this, then it will end mutual harmony in the country and anti-national forces can also take advantage of it. Governments must think on this matter also,” Mayawati added.