Shakur Basti

Delhi's Highest Voter Turnout In Shakur Basti, Lowest In Cantonment

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The highest voter turnout of 68 per cent in the national capital was recorded in Shakur Basti and Ballimaran assembly segments, with a sizable minority population, while Delhi Cantonment recorded the lowest at 42.13 per cent.

In Delhi's Shakur Basti Demolition, School Going Children Among Worst Affected

Delhi News | Written by Rashmi Mann | Thursday December 17, 2015

The controversial demolition at a Delhi slum on Sunday not only left over 1,000 families homeless, it also deeply impacted the studies of the children there.

Left Homeless By Shakur Basti Demolition, Each Minute A Struggle For Them

Delhi News | Written by Rashmi Mann | Wednesday December 16, 2015

For the 1200 families of Shakur Basti, rendered homeless for now, every minute is a battle as winter gets colder.

In Razed Delhi Slum, A Baby Was Born Hours After the Bulldozers Left

Delhi News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday December 15, 2015

Hours after a demolition squad razed 1,000 homes in a west Delhi area, leaving families in the open in the rising cold, a baby was born under a tarpaulin sheet.

Aam Aadmi Party, Congress Playing Dirty Politics Over Slum Dwellers: BJP

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 15, 2015

BJP's Delhi unit president Satish Upadhyay today accused the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress of doing "dirty politics" over the demolition of a slum in the city.

Arvind Kejriwal Says Rahul Gandhi 'Just a Kid', in Row Over Delhi Slum Demolition

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 14, 2015

Arvind Kejriwal today called Rahul Gandhi a "kid" in a political war of words over the controversial demolition at a Delhi slum on Saturday, in which a baby died.

Child Did Not Die During Delhi Demolition Drive, Says Railways Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 14, 2015

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today dubbed as "untrue" allegations of an infant's death during a demolition drive in west Delhi and claimed the child died much earlier.

Call Me When The Bulldozers Come, Rahul Gandhi Tells Residents Of Razed Slum

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 14, 2015

Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Centre and the Kejriwal government in Delhi over the razing of a slum cluster by Railways where a baby died, as he visited the site in Shakur Basti area of West Delhi and assured the homeless that he will fight their "battle".

Aam Aadmi Party To Raise Railways Demolition Drive Issue in Parliament

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 14, 2015

With Delhi government sparring with the Railways over demolition of a slum in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party will raise the issue in both the Houses of Parliament, along with the JD(U) and TMC.

Delhi, Kerala, Punjab Rows Stall Parliament, Centre Resumes GST Outreach: 10 Developments

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Monday December 14, 2015

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned repeatedly today due to protests over a host of controversies. While sloganeering against Punjab's ruling government over alleged atrocities against Dalits stalled the Rajya Sabha, the lower house saw disruptions over the "exclusion" of Kerala chief minister from a function in his state where Prime Minister ...

In Politics Over Razed Delhi Slum, Rahul Gandhi vs AAP vs Centre

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 14, 2015

The demolition of hundreds of homes in a slum cluster in west Delhi in which a six-month-old baby allegedly died, touched off a political storm on Monday with Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) targeting the Centre and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacking them both.

'My Child Would Have Been Alive Had Officials Shown Some Generosity'

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2015

Mohammad Anwar stares blankly as his neighbours in the Shakur Basti area rummage through the remains of the shanties that were demolished by the railways a day earlier.

Arvind Kejriwal To Raise Demolition Issue With Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take up the demolition drive in Shakur Basti and death of a baby at the site with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as he was not satisfied with the ministry officials' response.

AAP Questions Timing of Demolition Drive in Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2015

The Aam Admi Party or AAP today hit out at the railways following the death of a baby in Shakur Basti area and questioned the timing of its demolition drive which rendered "several homeless on a cold day".

Child Dies Allegedly While 500 Shanties Were Demolished In Delhi, Probe Ordered

Delhi News | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Monday December 14, 2015

The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the demolition of over 500 shanties during an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the Railway police in a west Delhi slum. One child is alleged to have died during the demolition while hundreds were left exposed to the cold.