Delhi Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday assured punishment for the people who pelted stones at the police and MCD officials during an anti-encroachment demolition drive near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate.
Deputy Commissioner of the City S.P. Zone (CSPZ), Vivek Agarwal, provided details on the recent demolition drive, saying the matter had been pending in the High Court for a long time, and action was taken only after the court's orders.
According to the police, around 25-30 people pelted stones at the police and MCD officials after they arrived with JCBs at the Turkman Gate to demolish illegal encroachment on the court's order.
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.
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.
It was a G+3 structure (Ground along with three floors) and built without taking necessary permissions from the authority. A notice was also served but it was set aside as a result of which it was razed down, the official added.
Speaking to ANI, he said, "People were carrying out illegal encroachment despite court orders, and stones were also pelted at officials. Therefore, the administration identified all the illegal encroachments and took action. The demolition drive is a message to those anti-social elements
The Deputy CM's remarks came amid heightened security as the municipal council, with police deployment, demolished illegal structures allegedly built by encroaching on a public road near a mosque. The action follows recent violence in the area, where stone pelting erupted during an anti-e