SDMC’s drive in Madanpur Khadar turns violent, MLA arrested
The Hindu
Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan along with five others arrested for rioting, say police
An anti-encroachment drive led by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) at south-east Delhi’s Kanchan Kunj, in Madanpur Khadar, on Thursday turned violent following clashes between the protestors and the police deployed to assist the SDMC officials. Eyewitnesses said the police lathi-charged the protestors following which stone-pelting happened in the area.
The police said around a dozen people, including the local MLA Amanatullah Khan (AAP), were detained following the violence. While several of them were later released, DCP (South East) Esha Pandey said Mr. Khan was arrested along with five other persons in a case lodged under IPC sections pertaining to rioting and causing obstruction to a public servant in discharging his duty.
A senior police officer denied any instances of lathi-charging and said that no force of any sort was used on the protestors.
Thursday’s exercise was part of a nine-day anti-encroachment drive led by the South civic body, which started on May 5 and is scheduled to end on May 13, in areas including Shaheen Bagh, New Friends Colony, Amar Colony and Lodhi Road.
Bulldozers arrived in the area on Thursday morning to take action against constructions that were labelled unauthorised according to SDMC Central Zone Chairman Rajpal Singh (BJP).
Mr. Singh said notices were issued to the owners of the unauthorised properties 15 days ago. He accused Mr. Khan and the Delhi government of trying to settle the illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants in the area as Indian nationals by providing them free power, water and rations.
Prior to his arrest, Mr. Khan told The Hindu that the Rohingya refugees in Madanpur Khadar were UNHRC card-holders who were living on land provided by an NGO. He dismissed the claims of the Delhi government of trying to settle the refugees in the area as Indian residents.
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