Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad and Akhilesh Yadav Praise Supreme Court’s Halt on Bulldozer Demolitions

Ayodhya MP and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Awadhesh Prasad welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to halt bulldozer demolitions across India without its permission. Speaking on Tuesday, Awadhesh Prasad said, “The Supreme Court’s decision was justifiable. The dignity of the Supreme Court will rise after this order. I welcome this decision. I hope the government will abide by the orders of the Supreme Court.”

This decision follows the Supreme Court’s direction to halt the demolition of property anywhere in India without the Court’s permission until October 1. The order, issued by Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, does not apply to unauthorized constructions on public roads, footpaths, and similar areas.

SP chief and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav also thanked the Supreme Court for its direction. He criticized the BJP for “glorifying bulldozers as if this were justice” and alleged that they wanted to scare people. Yadav said, “Bulldozer can’t be justice. Bulldozer was unconstitutional, it was to scare people. Bulldozer was to deliberately suppress the voice of opposition. I thank Supreme Court for this direction that has stopped bulldozers. CM, UP government and people of the BJP glorified ‘bulldozer’ as if this is justice. They used to bring it in their rally to create fear.”

Yadav further described bulldozers as the ‘symbol of injustice’. “Now, when the Supreme Court has given a direction, I think bulldozer will stop and justice will come through court. A bulldozer can be a symbol of injustice, not justice,” Yadav said.