Delhi police on Wednesday said five persons were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate, where the MCD carried out a demolition drive.
He told ANI that the high level of disenfranchisement was due to the rushed SIR process, which was carried out in just two or three months, and that Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had raised concerns about it. He warned the people to get their names added to the elec
The MLA based these allegations on the claim that since the BJP came to power, the party is allegedly involved in "carrying out the demolition of encroachments and people's homes across Delhi". Speaking to ANI, he said, "Since the BJP government came to power, it's not about one place.
The Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA, Amanatullah Khan, on Wednesday, alleged that the anti-encroachment demolition drive carried out by the MCD near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate was illegal.
Officials said that 79 RCC of the BRO is carrying out snow clearance to restore connectivity on the Mughal Road up to Peer Ki Gali, located at an altitude of around 13,000 feet. The road remains closed due to fresh snowfall and slippery conditions.
MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday said that the action was carried out strictly in accordance with the law, reacting to the demolition drive and incidents of stone pelting in the national capital.
NDMC Vice Chairperson Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Wednesday welcomed the demolition drive carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate, saying that encroachments had increased in several parts of the locality.
Rapid Action Force was deployed on Wednesday near the Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid in the Turkman Gate area of the national capital after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried out a demolition drive at an encroached site, following directions of the Delhi High Court.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried out a demolition drive near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate here on Wednesday, in compliance with the directions of the Delhi High Court, to remove an encroachment from the area.
Strengthening connectivity between Thailand and Uttar Pradesh, Air India Express, India's first international value carrier, has announced weekly flights between Varanasi and Bangkok starting February 1, 2026.
A heavy police force was deployed near Turkman Gate on Wednesday morning as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried out the demolition of illegal constructions near Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque.