Nuh violence: Structures used for stone-pelting bulldozed, CPI delegation turned back
Nuh district Sunday razed some illegal structures including a hotel from where stones were allegedly pelted on a religious procession last week, even as a mahapanchayat was held in support of four men arrested over arson at a mosque and the death of its junior imam. Sunday was the fourth day of demolition drive after the communal flare-up in the district, with Deputy Commissioner Dhirender Khadgata saying a total of 162 illegally built permanent and 591 makeshift structures were razed and 57.5 acre land across 37 sites made encroachment-free.TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale and some others, however, questioned the demolition drive alleging it targeted only a particular community.
«For the last 2 days, the Nuh District Administration has been demolishing houses and shops belonging to Muslims who they claim are 'illegal immigrants & Rohingyas encroaching on govt land',» Gokhale alleged. He also said on Twitter he has written to Nuh Sub-divisional Magistrate Ashwani Kumar seeking an explanation.
A four-member Communist Party of India (CPI) tried to visit the violence-affected villages near Nuh but was stopped by police citing prohibitory orders. «We have decided to go back because we don't want any confrontation.
Hooligans, goons and miscreants can go freely, but democratic people who have come here for peacemaking are stopped,» CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam said. SDM Kumar said the 16 structures, including the Sahara Family restaurant-cum-hotel, that were identified for demolition on Sunday were built illegally and were used by «hooligans» to throw stones during the clashes that began in Nuh last Monday and spread to neighbouring Gurugram.
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