New Delhi, June 2 -- A political storm erupted in the capital on Sunday after bulldozers razed large parts of the Madrasi Camp slum cluster near Barapullah in South Delhi, displacing hundreds of working-class families.
The demolition, carried out following a Delhi High Court order, has drawn sharp criticism from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, who accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi administration of betrayal and insensitivity.
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, took to social media platform X to condemn the move.
"Before the elections, BJP leaders came to stay in Madrasi Camp. They got the people to fill out the 'Jahan jhuggi, wahin makaan' forms. As soon as the BJP Government came, they bulldozed these sl...