NDMC razes hopes for better future at Jahangirpuri
New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Malika Bibis hopes to secure a better future for her children shattered when her fruits and vegetables shop the sole source of her income was razed by civic authorities at violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi on WednesdayA similar tale of woe was narrated by Nazma whose sister Rahima lost everything as her tea shop near the C-Block mosque at Jahangirpuri was razed to the ground by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation NDMC during an anti-encroachment driveBulldozers demolished several structures at Jahangirpuri on Wednesday amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence during the NDMCs anti-encroachment drive that was stopped within hours following a Supreme Court orderThe drive continued even after the apex court directed the authorities to stop it Officials said it was because of the absence of a written order from the courtMalika Bibi said she had been running the shop for 25 years and it was razed without any prior notice from the authoritiesThey razed my shop and took away four carts This was the only source of income for our family of five I have two kids and both are studying in primary schools I am worried how their studies will continue and have lost all hopes for their good future I am clueless about recovering our losses she told PTIBefore the anti-encroachment drive was stopped the civic body had bulldozed a number of temporary shops and structuresThe debris of the demolished structures was seen strewn across streets in the area after the driveMy sister Rahima 40 had a shop near the masjid and it has been demolished The shop selling tea coffee and other items helped her run her house but she has lost everything now She did not get a notice or an order prior to the demolition We are not being allowed to come out of our homes lamented Nazma 35 who used to help her sister in the businessGanesh Kumar Gupta whose fruit juice shop was also razed said he will go to the courtMy shop was registered under DDA allotment in 1977 I have been running after police and other officials with my documents since the morning My shop was razed at 1130 am I told them about the Supreme Court order but they did not listen to me I will go to the court Gupta saidA Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered the stopping of the drive and agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies allegedly aimed against those involved in Saturdays communal clashesDespite the courts directions bulldozers were seen razing structures near the C-Block mosque in Jahangirpuri where the violence had erupted on April 16My shop has been demolished and they have taken away two refrigerators as well I was not given any notice I was not told why the shop was demolished I had no idea that they will do this Akbar who owned a poultry shop near the mosque saidAnother resident of the area Mohammad Rahman said This is like punishing the whole community If you want to punish then punish the accused who have been arrested Why are you punishing the whole community People have lost their livelihood Jahangirpuri witnessed violent clashes including stone pelting arson and firing between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday Eight police personnel and a local resident were injured in the clashesThe NDMC had requested the Delhi Police on Tuesday to provide at least 400 security personnel to maintain law and order during the two-day anti-encroachment drive in the area PTI ABU NIT AKM RC
New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Malika Bibis hopes to secure a better future for her children shattered when her fruits and vegetables shop the sole source of her income was razed by civic authorities at violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi on WednesdayA similar tale of woe was narrated by Nazma whose sister Rahima lost everything as her tea shop near the C-Block mosque at Jahangirpuri was razed to the ground by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation NDMC during an anti-encroachment driveBulldozers demolished several structures at Jahangirpuri on Wednesday amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence during the NDMCs anti-encroachment drive that was stopped within hours following a Supreme Court orderThe drive continued even after the apex court directed the authorities to stop it Officials said it was because of the absence of a written order from the courtMalika Bibi said she had been running the shop for 25 years and it was razed without any prior notice from the authoritiesThey razed my shop and took away four carts This was the only source of income for our family of five I have two kids and both are studying in primary schools I am worried how their studies will continue and have lost all hopes for their good future I am clueless about recovering our losses she told PTIBefore the anti-encroachment drive was stopped the civic body had bulldozed a number of temporary shops and structuresThe debris of the demolished structures was seen strewn across streets in the area after the driveMy sister Rahima 40 had a shop near the masjid and it has been demolished The shop selling tea coffee and other items helped her run her house but she has lost everything now She did not get a notice or an order prior to the demolition We are not being allowed to come out of our homes lamented Nazma 35 who used to help her sister in the businessGanesh Kumar Gupta whose fruit juice shop was also razed said he will go to the courtMy shop was registered under DDA allotment in 1977 I have been running after police and other officials with my documents since the morning My shop was razed at 1130 am I told them about the Supreme Court order but they did not listen to me I will go to the court Gupta saidA Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered the stopping of the drive and agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies allegedly aimed against those involved in Saturdays communal clashesDespite the courts directions bulldozers were seen razing structures near the C-Block mosque in Jahangirpuri where the violence had erupted on April 16My shop has been demolished and they have taken away two refrigerators as well I was not given any notice I was not told why the shop was demolished I had no idea that they will do this Akbar who owned a poultry shop near the mosque saidAnother resident of the area Mohammad Rahman said This is like punishing the whole community If you want to punish then punish the accused who have been arrested Why are you punishing the whole community People have lost their livelihood Jahangirpuri witnessed violent clashes including stone pelting arson and firing between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday Eight police personnel and a local resident were injured in the clashesThe NDMC had requested the Delhi Police on Tuesday to provide at least 400 security personnel to maintain law and order during the two-day anti-encroachment drive in the area PTI ABU NIT AKM RC
