‘Slap on anti-constitutional thinking’: Opposition parties welcome SC order on bulldozer action

Opposition parties on Tuesday said the Supreme Court’s directive staying demolitions across the country was a “tight slap” on “anti-constitutional thinking”.

Earlier in the day, the court passed an order staying demolitions without its permission till October 1. The court, however, clarified that this directive did not apply to unauthorised constructions on public roads, footpaths, railway lines or public places.

It issued the orders on a batch of petitions challenging “bulldozer action” by state governments whereby properties belonging to persons accused of crimes were punitively demolished.

There are no provisions in Indian law that allow for demolishing property as a punitive action.

In response to the court’s directive, the Congress said that the country should be run by the Constitution and not by bulldozers.

“The Supreme Court has made this clear once again,” the party said in a post on X. “Under the BJP government, the bulldozer has become a weapon to fuel the ‘politics of hate’. It has become a means of destroying law and order.”

The party said that the order was a “tight slap on this anti-constitutional thinking”.

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