It started as a joke, became an election campaign and has now started spreading its roots across the country. As bulldozers began to be used to demolish homes and properties of riot accused in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called ‘Bulldozer Baba’ to destroy illegal properties of criminals and promote it as a ticket. Earned the degree. Approval of State Government’s policy of creating fear and maintaining law and order.
As the BJP returned to the state with a massive mandate in the recently concluded elections, many said the bulldozer campaign has paid off and should be replicated in other states ruled by the saffron party. Soon, the bulldozers rolled in Madhya Pradesh as the BJP sees Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s image as someone who is stern against crime.
The term “bulldozer mama” soon made a stellar entry in MP’s political lexicon as Chouhan’s government sought to demolish 16 houses and 29 shops of alleged stone-pelters accused of inciting violence during a Ram Navami procession in Khargone. Used a bulldozer.
Bulldozers have now made their way into the national capital as the NDMC will on Wednesday conduct an anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri, where clashes broke out during Hanuman Jayanti procession, and has asked the Delhi Police to provide at least 400 personnel. Maintaining law and order.
Yogi is coming to power again
After the BJP’s clean sweep in Uttar Pradesh and Yogi Adityanath’s return to the CM’s chair, the UP Police has adopted bulldozers as its latest artillery move to create fear of the law. According to UP ADG Prashant Kumar, within two weeks of the BJP and Adityanath coming to power again, more than fifty ‘criminals’ surrendered fearing bulldozers.
As per the Gangster Act, a police investigation is mandatory before any such use of a bulldozer, but in most cases, the rule has not been followed. Bulldozers were used in rallies during the 2022 UP assembly elections to show a strong government in power, Adityanath claimed in Karhal, the seat of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, that the bulldozers had been sent for maintenance and on the result day 10. Will start working again after March. ,
No one will be left behind ‘Bulldozer Mama’
Agricultural equipment, which had become political by now, soon rolled into Madhya Pradesh as Chouhan decided to take a leaf out of Adityanath’s law and order book.
In fact, Chouhan went a step further and passed a more stringent law than UP to recover damages during the riots. It has a provision for recovery of double the value of damaged properties within a given time frame.
On March 22, when a tribal youth died after a clash between two communities in Raisen district, the chief minister ordered the demolition of the houses of the accused persons. In Sheopur, houses were demolished in an alleged rape case, with the administration claiming they were built on illegal land.
The move seems to have become an instant favourite, with a section of right-wing organizations demanding bulldozer-like action against those involved in the Hubli violence, where a social media post demanding strict action against a teenager turned violent. Done.
From loudspeakers to bulldozers
If it is a bulldozer moving from state to state in North India, then in Maharashtra, loudspeakers have given a new tool to rally political parties.
The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena put the cat among the pigeons in Maharashtra as they demanded that the loudspeakers of ‘azaan’ in mosques be removed by May 3 or that his party would use Hanuman in high volume to counter them. Chalisa will play.
Soon after, Nashik Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey issued an order that no ‘bhajan’ or religious song should be played on loudspeakers 15 minutes before or after ‘azaan’ within a radius of 100 meters of any mosque. The move further escalated the controversy.
On Tuesday, the Director General of Police of Maharashtra directed the officials to strictly implement the law. The DGP directed the unit commanders to allow loudspeakers between 6 am and 10 pm with prior permission of the police, and they should be allowed to use loudspeakers as well as the Supreme Court guidelines on noise pollution norms laid down by Maharashtra Pollution Control. asked to strictly follow it. board.
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