Responding to the studies of focused demolition of Muslim-owned properties a day after incidents of communal violence instigated by contributors of a Hindu Rally in India’s monetary capital Mumbai, Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty International India’s board, mentioned:

“It is alarming to notice the impunity with which the Indian authorities have been imposing their discriminatory de-facto coverage of arbitrarily and punitively demolishing Muslim properties following episodes of communal violence. Such illegal motion towards folks suspected of violence, allegedly with out discover or different due course of necessities is a serious blow to the rule of regulation. 

It is alarming to notice the impunity with which the Indian authorities have been imposing their discriminatory de-facto coverage of arbitrarily and punitively demolishing Muslim properties following episodes of communal violence.

Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty International India’s board

“The Indian authorities must immediately halt this policy of using demolition drives as an excuse to target Muslims and ensure that safeguards against forced evictions as outlined in international human rights standards are put in place. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which India is a state party, prohibits forced evictions. Adequate compensation must be offered to all those affected without discrimination, ensure that victims have access to effective remedy, and those responsible are held to account.”

“The authorities must also urgently ensure that those responsible for inciting violence and vandalism are brought to justice through fair trials. It is the duty of the state to protect all people within its jurisdiction, including minority communities.”

Background:

On 21 January, an argument broke out resulting in violence when a bunch of Hindus with saffron flags chanting “Jai Shri Ram” had been stopped by some Muslim locals in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Fifteen retailers, together with these belonging to avenue distributors, had been demolished within the Muslim-dominated Haidary Chowk space of Mira Road by state authorities on 23 January.

There have been a number of incidents of communal violence reported throughout the nation after the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh that has been constructed on the location of Babri Masjid, a medieval period mosque that was demolished by a Hindu mob in 1992.

Local activists have reported that no notices had been served forward of the demolition. Previously, the Bombay High Court has held that offering due discover to avenue distributors have to be step one of eviction processes and bodily eviction could solely be used as a final resort.

Multiple state authorities have continued to make use of such punitive demolitions concentrating on Muslims in India as beforehand documented by Amnesty International.