Railways Demolition Drive

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo with regard to the demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities to clear illegal constructions near the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking a stay on the demolition drive being carried out by Railway near Krishnajanam Bhoomi in Mathura on August 16.

Hours after a demolition squad razed 1,000 homes in a west Delhi area, leaving families in the open in the rising cold, a baby was born under a tarpaulin sheet.

No more hutments will be razed in Delhi before its occupants are rehabilitated, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today after meeting Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Arvind Kejriwal today called Rahul Gandhi a "kid" in a political war of words over the controversial demolition at a Delhi slum on Saturday, in which a baby died.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today dubbed as "untrue" allegations of an infant's death during a demolition drive in west Delhi and claimed the child died much earlier.

Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Centre and the Kejriwal government in Delhi over the razing of a slum cluster by Railways where a baby died, as he visited the site in Shakur Basti area of West Delhi and assured the homeless that he will fight their "battle".

With Delhi government sparring with the Railways over demolition of a slum in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party will raise the issue in both the Houses of Parliament, along with the JD(U) and TMC.

Enraged over a demolition drive that allegedly lead to the death of a 6-month-old infant, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said he has sought a meeting with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu over the issue.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take up the demolition drive in Shakur Basti and death of a baby at the site with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as he was not satisfied with the ministry officials' response.

The Aam Admi Party or AAP today hit out at the railways following the death of a baby in Shakur Basti area and questioned the timing of its demolition drive which rendered "several homeless on a cold day".

The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the demolition of over 500 shanties during an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the Railway police in a west Delhi slum. One child is alleged to have died during the demolition while hundreds were left exposed to the cold.

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo with regard to the demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities to clear illegal constructions near the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking a stay on the demolition drive being carried out by Railway near Krishnajanam Bhoomi in Mathura on August 16.

Hours after a demolition squad razed 1,000 homes in a west Delhi area, leaving families in the open in the rising cold, a baby was born under a tarpaulin sheet.

No more hutments will be razed in Delhi before its occupants are rehabilitated, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today after meeting Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Arvind Kejriwal today called Rahul Gandhi a "kid" in a political war of words over the controversial demolition at a Delhi slum on Saturday, in which a baby died.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today dubbed as "untrue" allegations of an infant's death during a demolition drive in west Delhi and claimed the child died much earlier.

Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Centre and the Kejriwal government in Delhi over the razing of a slum cluster by Railways where a baby died, as he visited the site in Shakur Basti area of West Delhi and assured the homeless that he will fight their "battle".

With Delhi government sparring with the Railways over demolition of a slum in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party will raise the issue in both the Houses of Parliament, along with the JD(U) and TMC.

Enraged over a demolition drive that allegedly lead to the death of a 6-month-old infant, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said he has sought a meeting with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu over the issue.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take up the demolition drive in Shakur Basti and death of a baby at the site with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as he was not satisfied with the ministry officials' response.

The Aam Admi Party or AAP today hit out at the railways following the death of a baby in Shakur Basti area and questioned the timing of its demolition drive which rendered "several homeless on a cold day".

The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the demolition of over 500 shanties during an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the Railway police in a west Delhi slum. One child is alleged to have died during the demolition while hundreds were left exposed to the cold.