The lone Muslim in Yogi cabinet, Danish Ansari also defends govt's bulldozer action, says it sends message to 'criminals & mafias' that country will run according to rule of law.
The idea that because Hindu constructions were targeted elsewhere, Muslim ones ought to meet the same fate smacks of retaliation and revenge, not the rule of law.
The Supreme Court status quo on Jahangirpuri has put a brake on bulldozers for now. But who knows when they will appear in any other part of the country?
On 19 April 1976, Indira Gandhi govt-ordered demolition drive razed buildings & shops, and as many people ran to protect their homes, the police opened fire.
Day after demolition drive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, Surat Municipal Corporation razed properties belonging to alleged gangster brothers Aarif & Sajju Kothari.
Sainik Farms in Delhi was once a vast green lung. It was first discovered by an army of retired generals, and later, a whole panoply of the capital’s smash-and-grabbers.
Images of bulldozers rolling down the streets of Jahangirpuri in Delhi have taken the internet by storm. These machines were initially developed as an alternative to tractors.
If there is an order of status quo, such as the one issued in the Jahangirpuri case, and if the petitioner asks for a copy immediately, it is provided if the court agrees.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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