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Taking a page out of Israel's playbook, the Hindu nationalist government's home demolition policy is destroying Indian Muslims' foundation for stability and even life

It said that none of the actual affected parties, if any, have approached this court concerning the lawful demolition action, , Demolitions, kanpur, prayagraj, uttar pradesh, up, sc, supreme court

The Uttar Pradesh government said that petitioner Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind has deliberately obfuscated the true facts to paint a nefarious picture of alleged malafides on the part of the administration and that too, without stating any facts on affidavit.

The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that demolitions of illegal structures were carried out by its Kanpur and Prayagraj municipal bodies as per law and were not related to punishing the accused involved in violent protests following remarks by two BJP leaders on Prophet Mohammed.

The Uttar Pradesh government informed the Supreme Court that demolitions were not punitive measure and that only illegal structures had been demolished.

However, a day after the June 10 protests, Chief Minister Adityanath had himself asked officials to "continue with bulldozer action."

On Tuesday afternoon, the family's lawyer told 'The Wire' that Mohammad, whose wife's house was demolished last week, had been traced to Deoria jail thanks to media reports.

We have raised concerns to Government of India that this seems to really go beyond simply random acts of violence: Balakrishnan Rajagopal

In states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, punitive action by way of the bulldozing of houses is being taken against 'criminals' and 'masterminds' of violent protests, couched in building laws and backed by state police. How legal are such demolitions? - Issue Date: Jun 27, 2022

Critics say India's ruling government is using bulldozers to intimidate the minority Muslim community.