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Shaheen Bagh Demolition

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Protests broke out in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area as SDMC officials reached the spot with bulldozers as a part of an anti-encroachment drive. Hundreds of people, including women, sat on a dharna in the area as soon as civic officials reached the spot (Image Source: PTI)
Protests broke out in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area as SDMC officials reached the spot with bulldozers as a part of an anti-encroachment drive. Hundreds of people, including women, sat on a dharna in the area as soon as civic officials reached the spot (Image Source: PTI)
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Protesters raised slogans against the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) as well as the central government and demanded to stop the action. Some were also seen blocking the JCB bulldozer from moving ahead (Image Source: PTI)
Protesters raised slogans against the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) as well as the central government and demanded to stop the action. Some were also seen blocking the JCB bulldozer from moving ahead (Image Source: PTI)
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With protesters not budging from the spot, Delhi Police detained several people, including political party workers, for blocking the bulldozers in the Shaheen Bagh area. Shaheen Bagh was epicentre of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in December 2019 (Image Source: PTI)
With protesters not budging from the spot, Delhi Police detained several people, including political party workers, for blocking the bulldozers in the Shaheen Bagh area. Shaheen Bagh was epicentre of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in December 2019 (Image Source: PTI)
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Senior police officials were also present at the spot along with their personnel to provide security to SDMC officials as they carried out their drive. Para military forces in heavy numbers were also seen guarding the area (Image Source: PTI)
Senior police officials were also present at the spot along with their personnel to provide security to SDMC officials as they carried out their drive. Para military forces in heavy numbers were also seen guarding the area (Image Source: PTI)
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A JCB bulldozer and around 2-3 trucks reached the spot to collect the debris that may accumulate after the demolition. SDMC's central zone chairman Rajpal Singh said that removal of encroachment was an obligatory function that they are carrying out. (Image Source: PTI)
A JCB bulldozer and around 2-3 trucks reached the spot to collect the debris that may accumulate after the demolition. SDMC's central zone chairman Rajpal Singh said that removal of encroachment was an obligatory function that they are carrying out. (Image Source: PTI)
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Later, the illegal encroachment, an iron structure in front of a building, was manually removed by people even as a JCB bulldozer stood by during the proposed demolition drive in the Shaheen Bagh. The locals said that the iron structure installed in front of the building was not an illegal encroachment (Image source: PTI)
Later, the illegal encroachment, an iron structure in front of a building, was manually removed by people even as a JCB bulldozer stood by during the proposed demolition drive in the Shaheen Bagh. The locals said that the iron structure installed in front of the building was not an illegal encroachment (Image source: PTI)

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