Prayagraj Demolition: House Belonged To His Wife, Not Javed Ahmad, Lawyers Write To Allahabad HC
A group of lawyers has written to the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court against the demolition of a house of the alleged mastermind of the June 10 violence here by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA).
Five advocates from an association, Zila Adhivakta Manch, claimed in the petition that the owner of the house, demolished on Sunday, was Javed's wife Parveen Fatima.
House given to Fatima before her marriage
The said house was given to Fatima by her parents before her marriage, so Ahmad had no ownership over the house and on the plot, hence the demolition was against the law, claimed the plea which was e-mailed to the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on Sunday.
The petition also said that in order to justify the demolition, the PDA had pasted a notice on the house on June 11, mentioning about a show-cause notice of a previous date. Neither Ahmad nor his wife had got the show-cause notice, it claimed.
Earlier, PDA officials had claimed that the building map of the house had not been approved by the agency.
"The house was built without getting its map passed by the PDA. For this, he was issued a notice on May 10 and was told to present his side on May 24. On the given date, neither Javed nor his lawyer turned up. No document was presented as well, and hence on May 25, demolition orders were issued," a PDA official said.
Superintendent of Police (City) Dinesh Kumar Singh said that the value of the house was Rs 5 crore.
Violence in Prayagraj
According to police, Javed Ahmad is the alleged mastermind of the stone pelting that took place on June 10 after protests against the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammed made by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma spun out of control.
A mob set on fire a few motorcycles and carts and also attempted to set ablaze a police vehicle. Police used tear gas and lathis to disperse the protesters and restore peace. A policeman was injured in the violence.
Deputy CM defends demolition, warns more?
Amid the growing criticism of the Yogi government becoming the judge, jury and executioner, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday warned that there is no place in the state for those obstructing development work and bulldozers will continue to be used against troublemakers.?
"There is no place in the state for those creating obstacles in development work and bulldozers will continue to be used against troublemakers. Chief Minister Yogi is very strict on the issue of law and order," Pathak said.
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