‘Bulldozer will remain parked’: Opposition targets BJP which says it respects top court verdict

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, who was in Kolhapur, said, “The Supreme Court has today given its judgment and this is actually showing the mirror as far as the BJP government, especially in UP, is concerned. .. There is nothing called bulldozer justice. There is a Constitution, there is a rule of law and that is what will prevail in this country…”

UP Congress president Ajay Rai said said that even if a person was proved guilty, the house could not be demolished as family members of the person aren’t guilty.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat said in a statement, “… I only wish the judgment had come earlier, it would have saved the bulldozing of many many houses across BJP-led states. But it has come, it has brought justice to those who suffered and to those who would have suffered in the future because of the BJP’s targeting of the poor and particularly of minority communities.”

Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “This country is run by the Constitution… Action must be taken against someone as per law. This ‘Dadagiri’ going on in the name of bulldozer action is illegal. The govt and the states’ high court, wherever these bulldozer actions are being taken, must have taken cognisance of it earlier …”

Meanwhile, BJP leaders said that they respect the decision of the apex court and that it was their responsibility to implement it.

UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said in Lucknow, “We respect the decision of the honourable court…Whatever the court says, we will implement it. It is our responsibility.”

BJP leader Ravinder Raina said in Jammu, “… The Supreme Court order on the bulldozer action here says that a notice be served before action is taken. This is constitutional and logical and we will follow it…”