‘Bulldozer running…’: MP chief miner warns miscreants of house demolition

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief miner Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday came heavily on the miscreants in the state warning them of demolishing their houses. He said that those who exploit the poor, keep a bad eye on sers and daughters and misbehave with them should understand that their houses will be converted into a field. The chief miner made the statement on a day the house of a gang rape accused was demolished in the old Basti area in Shahdol citing lack of permission from the municipality for its construction. The estimated cost of the house, owned Shaadab Usmani, the main accused in a gang rape case reported on March 16, was around ₹40 lakh. Shahdol superintendent of police, Awadesh Goswami said, “It has been told that the house of the accused was built without permission from the municipality. Along with this, the building tax was also not paid to the municipality for a long time.” “After completing the investigation process related to house construction, this action (demolition) was taken on Tuesday,” said Amit Tiwari, chief municipality officer, Shahdol. Two days ago, the house of another gang-rape accused was demolished in Sheopur under the chief miner’s direction. Later, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bhopal, Rameshwar Sharma, put up hoardings with the title “Bete ki Suraksha mein jo banega roda, Mama ka bulldozer banega hathoda”. Chief miner Chouhan visited Chandpura village in Raisen drict on Tuesday to meet the affected people of a communal clash that broke out on Friday night. During the visit, he also met the relatives of Raju Adiwasi, who was killed in the clash. During his interaction, the chief miner said, “I am saying this clearly today that Bulldozer is running in Seoni, Sheopur and Jaora town of Ratlam drict to end mafias. The houses of rape accused have been razed in Sheopur and Shahdol to teach them a lesson.” The chief miner further said, “There was a time when I was the chief miner and there was a terror of dacoits. But now there is not a single dacoit left in MP and that’s why I say that your (mafias and rape accused) exence on the soil of Madhya Pradesh will end. No one needs to be afraid. This is MP.” However, Congress leaders attacked the BJP-led state government accusing it of running a parallel court to allegedly copy Uttar Pradesh chief miner Yogi Adityanath. “The Chief Miner and BJP MLAs are copying UP chief miner but they shouldn’t run the parallel court. BJP state government is punishing the people before the court’s decision. This is misuse of power,” said PC Sharma, Congress MLA.