Overview

• On June 11, the Delhi Development Authority razed around 344 jhuggis on government land in Bhoomiheen Camp after the Delhi High Court dismissed residents’ petitions against the demolitions
• Authorities deployed police and paramilitary forces to secure the operation, which follows a June 1 clearance of Madrasi Camp under similar anti-encroachment orders
• AAP leader Atishi was detained June 10 during protests at the camp, and party officials accused the BJP-led government of failing to fulfill its ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan’ pledge
• The DDA says it has rehoused 1,862 eligible households from Bhoomiheen Camp into economically weaker-section flats at Kalkaji Extension
• The drive occurred before dawn in extreme 45°C heat, leaving hundreds of migrant workers stranded without shelter