Deploying bulldozers to target the houses of the accused in criminal cases and political opponents has been a disturbing trend, fraught with communal overtones. The ‘bulldozer justice’, being mastered by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, is a direct assault on the fundamental constitutional rights of citizens. What is appalling is the way the […]
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking to issue directions to the State of Uttar Pradesh that no precipitative action be taken in Kanpur District against the residential or commercial property of any accused in any criminal proceedings as an extra-legal punitive measure. The development came a day […]
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured the victims of Khargone violence of rebuilding their houses. “Shouldn’t bulldozers be used against those who trouble the poor? The houses of the poor were burnt in Khargone. They should not worry as ‘Mama’ will build their houses. We will recover from those who […]
Bhopal: Of the several houses demolished by the Madhya Pradesh government in Khargone district to punish those responsible for the Ram Navami violence, one was built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Hasina Fakhroo, the house owner had received an amount of Rs 2.5 lakh from the government under PMAY and the building was […]
Hyderabad: The true face of the BJP was unveiled on Tuesday, when the party legislator from Hyderabad T Raja Singh spoke of how bulldozers were being requisitioned in Uttar Pradesh to mow down people who did not support the BJP in the ongoing elections. The BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Tuesday said that the […]