"Confidence" is being given to people who are ideologically closer to BJP/Sangh, says AIMIM leader
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI — Calling it “collective punishment” of Muslims, AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi accused Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar of usurping the rights of the courts of law in ordering bulldozer action after the violence in Nuh.
Owaisi’s swipe at Khattar was in response to Nuh Deputy Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata’s statement that confidence-building measures were underway in the violence-hit area.
“Confidence Building” means buildings, homes, and medical shops, and shanties of one community (Muslims) should be Demolished without following due process to give collective punishment. The @mlkhattar government has usurped the rights of Courts of Law,” Owaisi tweeted Sunday evening.
“Confidence” is being given to people who are ideologically closer to BJP/Sangh, his tweet further said.
Nuh Deputy Commissioner, in a video clip, maintained that the demolition was a routine procedure and action was not being taken to target anyone, media reports reaching here said.
State authorities have denied any link between the bulldozer action and the Nuh violence case. However, officials also say that some shops and homes being demolished were owned by those involved in the recent clashes.
As “illegal” structures were being razed in the area from where stones were allegedly thrown at a religious procession during the clashes, Dhirendra Khadgata said that ban on the internet in the district will continue till the situation normalises.
Nuh district administration on Sunday razed Sahara Hotel, on the fourth day of the demolition drive. Officials believe that the violence in Nuh began after some people threw stones from the roof of the Sahara Hotel.
About 60 structures in different areas have been demolished so far. Many people, especially Muslims, have fled fearing retribution.
Government sources claim that authorities are targeting illegal encroachments which could not be removed for the last several years.
