Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kuldeep Kumar was detained on Wednesday for allegedly obstructing a demolition drive being carried out by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), police mentioned.The AAP MLA from Kondli (East) reached the spot in Kalyanpuri’s Khichripur space when the demolition began to protest towards the drive, they mentioned.
No instant response was accessible from the DDA. Bulldozers arrived at Khichripur on Wednesday to take away unlawful constructions within the locality. “We have detained AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar for obstructing the demolition drive, which started around 12 noon,” a senior police officer mentioned. Adequate police preparations have been made to make sure that the demolition drive is carried out easily, he added.
“We are here in adequate numbers to ensure the security and protection of the government agencies that are carrying out the demolition drive. Our responsibility is to maintain law and order and ensure that no untoward incident occurs during the drive,” the officer mentioned.
In the final one month, a sequence of anti-encroachment drives was carried out by the three civic our bodies of Delhi in numerous elements of town, together with Shaheen Bagh, Jahangirpuri, Madanpur Khadar, New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri, Rohini, Gokulpuri, Lodhi Colony, Rithala, Janakpuri, Hari Nagar and Khyala.
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