Commentaries by Samriddha Sen

Jahangirpuri and the Demolishing of India’s Rule of Law

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Jahangirpuri and the Demolishing of India’s Rule of Law

May 24, 2022 11:30:56 pm

In the early hours of Tuesday April 19, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation issued a notification ordering the commencement of a “special joint encroachment removal action programme” in the Jahangirpuri area of New Delhi, a predominantly Muslim district of the city. The notification, issued from the 19th of April to the 21st of April, was [...]

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