Will follow SC order on Jahangirpuri but drive to continue in other areas North MCD Mayor
New Delhi Apr 21 PTI The North Delhi Municipal Corporation will follow the Supreme Courts order and not conduct the anti-encroachment drive in violence-hit Jahangirpuri the civic bodys mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said on Thursday but asserted that notices will be sent to encroachers in other areas under its jurisdictionThe mayors remarks came after the Supreme Court extended the status quo until further orders on the razing of buildings Jahangirpuri area on ThursdayBulldozers had razed several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque in Jahangirpuri as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic body on Wednesday days after the northwest Delhi neighbourhood was rocked by communal violenceThe Supreme Court had to intervene twice to stop the drive after it took cognizance of a petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against the demolitionWe will follow the Supreme Court order and there will be no further action in Jahangirpuri Singh told PTIHe however asserted that anti-encroachment drives will continue in other areas under its jurisdictionI also want to clarify that the civic body will keep taking action against encroachers We will identify illegal encroachments and send notices to them and take action Singh saidOn Thursday A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai issued notice to the Centre and others on the plea filed by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind that claimed that buildings of Muslim riots accused were razed Status quo to be maintained till further orderList after two weeks and pleadings to be completed till then the court saidThe apex court also said it would take a serious view of the demolition that was carried out even after its order was communicated to the NDMC mayorResponding to this the mayor said The drive was stopped as soon as we got the orders PTI AKM AKM TDS TDS
New Delhi Apr 21 PTI The North Delhi Municipal Corporation will follow the Supreme Courts order and not conduct the anti-encroachment drive in violence-hit Jahangirpuri the civic bodys mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said on Thursday but asserted that notices will be sent to encroachers in other areas under its jurisdictionThe mayors remarks came after the Supreme Court extended the status quo until further orders on the razing of buildings Jahangirpuri area on ThursdayBulldozers had razed several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque in Jahangirpuri as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic body on Wednesday days after the northwest Delhi neighbourhood was rocked by communal violenceThe Supreme Court had to intervene twice to stop the drive after it took cognizance of a petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against the demolitionWe will follow the Supreme Court order and there will be no further action in Jahangirpuri Singh told PTIHe however asserted that anti-encroachment drives will continue in other areas under its jurisdictionI also want to clarify that the civic body will keep taking action against encroachers We will identify illegal encroachments and send notices to them and take action Singh saidOn Thursday A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai issued notice to the Centre and others on the plea filed by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind that claimed that buildings of Muslim riots accused were razed Status quo to be maintained till further orderList after two weeks and pleadings to be completed till then the court saidThe apex court also said it would take a serious view of the demolition that was carried out even after its order was communicated to the NDMC mayorResponding to this the mayor said The drive was stopped as soon as we got the orders PTI AKM AKM TDS TDS
