Senior AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called the development “truth of the BJP's bulldozer politics" and gave a call to his party MLAs to firmly stand by the people who are being "intimidated, blackmailed and threatened" by the saffron party councilors.
The ED is empowered to arrest a person and attach his or her assets during the course of a money-laundering investigation. In the Jahangirpuri violence incident, 25 people have been arrested while two juveniles have been apprehended so far, police said.
According to sources, Ansar held the meeting at Kushal Chowk in Jahangirpuri with 30 people in which it was planned as to how they would stop the procession.
Clashes had broken out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday (April 16), during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the area. Later on Wednesday (April 20), a demolition drive was carried out in the area to wipe out illegal establishments. After the Supreme Court ordered to maintain status quo, the demolition drive was stopped.
Sources have claimed that the last time Ansar received a call was from a man who was standing near the mosque where the violence started.
The demolition drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) was launched in Jahangirpuri Wednesday following Gupta's letter that came after violence erupted in the area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.
Legal experts say that if shops are built on encroached public land, then the local authorities have the right to demolish such structures. But, for doing that, authorities must follow a proper legal procedure.
Bulldozers tore down several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque in Jahangirpuri on Wednesday as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the NDMC, days after the northwest Delhi neighbourhood was rocked by communal violence.
The apex court also said that it will take a serious view of the demolition on Wednesday, which was carried out even after its orders though the NDMC Mayor was informed.
Several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque were brought down this morning as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic body in Delhi's Jahangirpuri.
People residing in the Jahangirpuri area did not wake up to a normal morning like any other day. The roads were packed with cops, bulldozers had replaced normal cars and hundreds of people had gathered to witness a scene that many would not forget in a long time. Soon, started the demolition. While all of this was happening and people blaming the government, the most important question that came to our mind was, where is the Opposition?
Earlier today, the Delhi Municipal Corporation demolished some illegal encroachments in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area. Among the demolished were a tobacco shop, a scrap dealer's shop, a juice corner and the front gate of a mosque. As per reports, encroachments of both Hindu and Muslim communities were demolished.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha hinted at a conspiracy behind riots in Jahangirpuri as he claimed that the BJP in the last eight years resettled 'Bangladeshis and Rohingyas' across the country which it uses just to orchestrate communal riots.
Delhi Police teams have seized nearly 500 videos related to the violence. One of the videos clearly shows stones, bricks, and glass bottles being rained on the ‘rath’ of Lord Hanuman near Kushal Chowk.
Earlier in morning, the Supreme Court stayed the anti-encroachment drive in Delhi's violence-hit Jahangirpuri and ordered to maintain the status quo.
The Supreme Court earlier today directed the apex court Secretary-General to convey the earlier order to stop demolition in the riots-hit Jahangirpuri to the NDMC Mayor and the Delhi Police Commissioner immediately.
Owaisi also demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal must clarify his 'dubious role'.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Police had said the situation in Jahangirpuri was peaceful and talks are being held with the Aman committee.
Delhi Police Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested one more accused Ghulam Rasool alias Gulli in Jahangirpuri violence case. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Monday directed the Delhi Police to take strict action against those involved in the Jahangirpuri violence here, official sources said.
Communal clashes broke out in Jahangirpuri following a shobha yatra organised to mark Hanuman Jayanti on April 16.
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