Topic: Bulldozer
4 AM bulldozers: Bengaluru demolition leaves Muslim fakir families on the streets, 3,000 homeless
By dawn, bulldozers flattened Fakir Colony and Waseem Layout in Bengaluru’s Kogilu, leaving nearly 3,000 people—mostly Muslim beggar families—homeless without notice.
Allahabad High Court blocks bulldozer action in Bareilly after crackdown on ‘I Love Muhammad’ protesters
In the aftermath of the September 26 “I Love Muhammad” protest in Bareilly, where police action against Muslim demonstrators was followed by punitive demolitions targeting their homes, the Allahabad High Court has ordered authorities not to carry out any demolition activity for three months on properties belonging to petitioners earlier accused of illegal construction.
Hindu neighbours step in to donate land as Jammu journalist’s home demolished in alleged “targeted, punitive” action
The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) on Thursday demolished the house of local journalist Afraz Dang, with his family alleging that the action was “targeted...
Lawyer who hurled shoe at CJI says his speech against bulldozer raj was wrong, defends Yogi Adityanath’s bulldozer politics
While defending his attempt to assault Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court, now-suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore justified his act by claiming that the CJI’s remarks against the “bulldozer raj” were wrong and even hinted that he might strike again.
“India runs on rule of law, not bulldozers,” says CJI Gavai as critics call for reality check amid ongoing demolitions
Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, delivering the inaugural Sir Maurice Rault Memorial Lecture at the University of Mauritius on Friday, stressed that democracy rests on ensuring law serves justice rather than arbitrary power, recalling his 2024 “bulldozer case” judgment against illegal demolitions and affirmed that “India is governed by the Rule of Law, not the rule of the bulldozer.”
Mosque and marriage hall demolished in Sambhal amid heavy security
In Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, authorities on Thursday demolished a mosque in Rayee Buzurg village and claimed it was illegally constructed on government pond land.
