Overview
- On July 8, Delhi Jal Board and BSES teams backed by Delhi Police cut off water and electricity at Jai Hind Camp under a Patiala House Court directive.
- Camp residents report receiving no advance notice and insist they had cleared all dues before the utilities were severed.
- Thousands of domestic and sanitation workers, mostly from West Bengal, have endured days without basic services amid scorching heat and monsoon conditions.
- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee denounced the action as discriminatory treatment of Bengali-speaking migrants.
- Local leaders have filed a district court petition to block any demolition or eviction and will appear at a hearing on July 18.