As Supreme Court cracked its whip on states demolishing houses of those accused in criminal cases, the Uttar Pradesh government, which has been receiving flak from various quarters over “bulldozer action”, Wednesday hailed the verdict. The Yogi Adityanath-led govt on the matter said it will help curb organised crime and instil a fear of legal … Read more
On June 27, district administration in Bareilly bulldozed a builder’s 12-room bungalow, reducing the structure and his children’s and grandchildren’s belongings to rubble for his alleged involvement in a gunfight. Days later, the houses of seven families in next door Moradabad were razed after a man was accused of orchestrating a dacoity and kidnapping. Today, … Read more
‘Bulldozer justice’ is completely unacceptable and must stop, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday, days after the house of a man who allegedly indulged in violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district during a protest was demolished. In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, “If someone is accused of a crime, … Read more
