Midnight demolition at Delhi’s Turkman Gate echoes 1976 Emergency

In a controversial pre-dawn operation that has sparked widespread criticism and revived painful memories of India’s Emergency period, Delhi Municipal Corporation authorities demolished structures near the Sayyid Faise Ilahi Masjid in Turkman Gate at 1:30 AM on Wednesday morning. The massive operation, involving 32 excavators (JCBs), 300 municipal workers, and a large police contingent, has […]