Bulldozer action in UP warmed the atmosphere; Former Supreme Court judge also on the field

News Agency, New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to bulldoze the homes of crime suspects has sparked outrage in the legal sector. Leading lawyers, former judges and lawyers have called on the Chief Justice to take cognizance of the illegal arrests and police action against protesters who have made controversial statements about the Prophet Mohammad.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court N. V. A letter has been sent requesting Ramana to take immediate action on bulldozer action and other matters. The letter demanded that the repression by various departments of the Uttar Pradesh government as well as the incidents of violence in the state be taken into consideration. It has been pointed out that the BJP spokesperson’s insult to the Prophet Mohammad has led to violence in many parts of the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh. The letter has the signatures of former Supreme Court justices. In this, former Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy, V. Gopal Gowda, A. K. Ganguly, Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court A. P. Shah, former Chennai High Court Judge K. Chandru, former Karnataka High Court Justice Mohammad Anwar. Besides, Shanti Bhushan, Indira Jaisingh, c. U.S. Singh, Shriram Panchu, Prashant Bhushan and Anand Grover.

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Instead of allowing protesters to present their case and protest peacefully, the Uttar Pradesh government is encouraging violent action against all of them. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is urging the authorities to take such action against the criminals so that no one takes the law into their own hands in future. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has also directed to take action against those found in any illegal protest under the National Security Act, 1980 and the Uttar Pradesh Crime and Anti-Social Acts (Prevention) Act, 1986. This is why the police have been encouraged to take brutal action and persecute, the letter said.

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Construction of 37 suspects in line

The Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj Development Authority, which has taken action to demolish the house of a suspected mastermind of the riots in Prayagraj, has compiled a list of 37 more suspects in the riots and is preparing to use bulldozers if their houses are found to be illegal. The authority has clarified that action will be taken if the construction certificate of all these is not certified. Authorities are searching for the addresses of the 37 people, many of whom have fled their homes and their homes are locked.

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