Activists allege that the Nuh demolitions reflect the state’s Hindu majoritarian aggression against a minority community. The administration however refutes any pick-and-choose policy and cites population as the reason...
Justice Sandeep Kumar said that the officials appeared to be "hand in glove" with some land mafias and instructed all police personnel involved in the razing to appear personally before the court in the next hearing on...
How Mumbai has become the city of demolitions and redevelopment projects that never take off
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, who has acted as the whistle-blower on the issue, alleged that the Uddhav Thackeray-led former MVA government had given permission for these structures.
Chief Justice RM Chhaya made the observation while hearing a suo motu case regarding demolition using bulldozers of at least six houses purportedly in search of weapons and drugs hidden beneath the structures.
Successive BJP and Congress governments have been accused of razing temples in Rajgarh, leading to a political slugfest between the parties
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti alleged the BJP is using its brute majority to weaponize everything and ‘bulldoze’ the Constitution.
Of the various forms of punishment, an eye for an eye is the most primal one. The bulldozer is several notches ahead -- when the home of an accused is demolished, other family members become the inevitable target.
A 15-year-old Mumbai slum-dweller describes life after his house was razed during a demolition drive
The issue is not of ‘land jihad’ or Hindus versus Muslims, but between the tribal community with no power and influence and the administration that...
Judges calling slum dwellers ‘encroachers’ goes against constitutional human rights and indicates the sorry state of the poor
When the Constitution and every law in it insists on due process, even for a murderer, can bulldozers and excavators be used to teach a lesson to someone the...
Legal experts claim both the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, and Delhi Development Act, 1957, debar authorities from demolition without serving prior...
Bulldozer is now being deployed to construct the perception of a tough leader, an urban legend, which gets intensified with monikers like Bulldozer Baba and...
Properties of two people accused of rioting were demolished on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur.
Bulldozers are ramming through the vibrant and rich architectural heritage of the city, which was at the centre of international trade during the 17th century.
For the last 40 years, Delhiites would have heard now and then that the tony Sainik Farms with heated swimming pools and mini golf courses—where top...
The recent demolition drives in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh were ‘acts of malice’ by an insensitive administration
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Monday hold a key meeting of AAP MLAs on the anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic bodies in different...
Khori Gaon’s ruthless forced eviction showed us a glimpse of bulldozer politics. It legitimised treating the urban poor and minorities inhumanely.
The sight of protesters flooding the roads to prevent the demolition brings back memories of the days and nights of protest at Shaheen Bagh which became the...
The SDMC-led demolition in Shaheen Bagh was initially cancelled on Thursday due to the lack of availability of adequate police force. Critics however feel the...
The bulldozer politics of the current times has ignited rare poetics among Hindi poets, prompting them to create a bond of solidarity with victims.
How did the bulldozer turn into a symbol of masculine leadership and administrative vigour? And why are only the poor and vulnerable always in the line of...
AAP took out foot marches at various locations in the city against the BJP's bulldozer politics, and asked people to not get intimidated and threatened by the...
