Anti-encroachment drive in several parts of Delhi to continue amid protests
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The civic bodies in Delhi have initiated anti-encroachment drive at various localities (Photo: PTI/Representational)
New Delhi: The civic authorities in the national capital will continue carrying out their anti-encroachment drive at various localities in Delhi amid strong protests.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bulldozers are likely to raze the encroachments (both temporary and permanent) in Karol Bagh and between Samaypur Badli Metro station and Sector 18 Rohini Metro station on Friday.
As per reports, the Administrative Officer of Rohini Zone of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, in a letter to SHO Samaypur Badli police station, requested to provide 400 police personnel, including lady cops, in order to maintain the law and order in the area during the joint encroachment removal program.
Furthermore, the demolition drive could also be carried out at the Bawana JJ colony in Narela.
In a letter to SHO Bawana, a copy of which is also with IANS, Executive Engineer (Narela Zone) sought an adequate number of the police force, including lady cops, to carry out demolition or encroachment removal drives smoothly without posing any law and order problem. The Executive Engineer noted in the letter that he has received various complaints regarding encroachment and unauthorized meat shops in the area.
Notably, the MCD's "hardline" approach, vis-a-vis, demolishing encroachments, faced outrage from alleged encroachers on Wednesday in southeast Delhi.
Protests erupted as soon as the officials of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) reached the Madanpur Khadar area. However, the civic body continued its action against the encroachments amidst agitation and sloganeering by the locals.
Two five-story under-construction buildings were demolished during the drive.
The protestors were later joined by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and within an hour, the agitation turned violent and the legislator was detained by the police. Following this, people, in large numbers, tried to resist his detention and resorted to stone-pelting.
The police had to use force to disperse the crowd. Amidst the pandemonium, several people were detained.
