Delhi Encroachment Drive

To counter the "misconception" about the demolition drives carried out in the capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi issued a helpline number on which people can seek clarification over its encroachment removal actions, officials said.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Naraina Industrial Area as officials reached the spot with bulldozers and removed illegal temporary structures, authorities said.

The Delhi government has sought a detailed report from the BJP-ruled civic bodies on the demolition drives being conducted by them across the city since April 1, officials sources said today.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said it will be the "biggest destruction" in Independent India, and accused the BJP of "misusing" power.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's meeting with AAP MLAs on the demolition drive, which was scheduled for today, has been cancelled in the wake of a massive fire in outer Delhi's Mundka in which 27 lives were lost, official sources said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Monday hold a key meeting of AAP MLAs on the anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic bodies in different parts of the city.

Civic authorities on Wednesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Najafgarh, Dwarka, Lodhi Colony and several other areas in south Delhi.

An anti-encroachment drive of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) scheduled at Jasola and Sarita Vihar was cancelled due to the unavailability of adequate police force on Thursday, the civic authorities said.

The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cracked down on encroachers in all its four zones and removed temporary structures and illegal hoardings as well impounded vehicles, freeing a nearly five km road stretch, officials said.

Unfazed by the criticism over demolition drive in Jahangirpuri, BJP-ruled south and east civic bodies on Friday said they will intensify anti-encroachment drives in their jurisdictions and will continue to identify structures encroaching public land.

North Delhi's civic body today demolished several structures in what they called a routine "anti-encroachment drive" in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri. The Supreme Court, responding to an appeal, halted the demolition and ordered an urgent hearing.

The anti-encroachment exercise was ordered after Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the mayor, asking him to identify illegal constructions by "rioters" and demolish them.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over the use of bulldozers in violence-hit areas of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off "bulldozers of hate" and switch on power plants.

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain has requested the Centre to bring in an ordinance to stop the ongoing sealing drive and also find out a solution to the problem of encroachments on city roads.

The south Delhi district administration carried out demolition of illegal structures today, freeing nearly 166 acres of government land that was encroached upon by farm houses and religious sects.

To counter the "misconception" about the demolition drives carried out in the capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi issued a helpline number on which people can seek clarification over its encroachment removal actions, officials said.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Naraina Industrial Area as officials reached the spot with bulldozers and removed illegal temporary structures, authorities said.

The Delhi government has sought a detailed report from the BJP-ruled civic bodies on the demolition drives being conducted by them across the city since April 1, officials sources said today.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said it will be the "biggest destruction" in Independent India, and accused the BJP of "misusing" power.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's meeting with AAP MLAs on the demolition drive, which was scheduled for today, has been cancelled in the wake of a massive fire in outer Delhi's Mundka in which 27 lives were lost, official sources said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Monday hold a key meeting of AAP MLAs on the anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic bodies in different parts of the city.

Civic authorities on Wednesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Najafgarh, Dwarka, Lodhi Colony and several other areas in south Delhi.

An anti-encroachment drive of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) scheduled at Jasola and Sarita Vihar was cancelled due to the unavailability of adequate police force on Thursday, the civic authorities said.

The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cracked down on encroachers in all its four zones and removed temporary structures and illegal hoardings as well impounded vehicles, freeing a nearly five km road stretch, officials said.

Unfazed by the criticism over demolition drive in Jahangirpuri, BJP-ruled south and east civic bodies on Friday said they will intensify anti-encroachment drives in their jurisdictions and will continue to identify structures encroaching public land.

North Delhi's civic body today demolished several structures in what they called a routine "anti-encroachment drive" in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri. The Supreme Court, responding to an appeal, halted the demolition and ordered an urgent hearing.

The anti-encroachment exercise was ordered after Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the mayor, asking him to identify illegal constructions by "rioters" and demolish them.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over the use of bulldozers in violence-hit areas of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off "bulldozers of hate" and switch on power plants.

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain has requested the Centre to bring in an ordinance to stop the ongoing sealing drive and also find out a solution to the problem of encroachments on city roads.

The south Delhi district administration carried out demolition of illegal structures today, freeing nearly 166 acres of government land that was encroached upon by farm houses and religious sects.