Government says mohalla clinic razed, north civic body denies charge

The North MCD, which is ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, denied the allegation and said it was merely removing encroachment from the main road. It added that no mohalla clinic was demolished.

The Delhi government Thursday alleged that the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) had illegally demolished a “new mohalla clinic” in Karol Bagh. The public works department (PWD) filed a police complaint in the matter.

Government says mohalla clinic razed, north civic body denies charge (Hindustan Times)

The North MCD, which is ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, denied the allegation and said it was merely removing encroachment from the main road. It added that no mohalla clinic was demolished.

A flagship project of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, there are about 200 mohalla clinics across the city.

Nagendar Sharma, media advisor to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Shamefully criminal and blatantly illegal: North MCD demolishes a newly constructed mohalla clinic at Har Dayal Singh Road, Karol Bagh on a PWD Road. North MCD had no jurisdiction, no notice given and a primary health public facility destroyed for no reason.”

Kejriwal asked people to remember the civic agency’s action while going to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Delhi goes to poll on May 12.

Meanwhile, the PWD on Wednesday registered a complaint about the “illegal demolition without any prior notice” at Prasad Nagar police station in Karol Bagh. “We have received the complaint and are looking into it. Appropriate action will be taken accordingly,” said MS Randhawa, DCP (central).