In every case, I have followed in Uttar Pradesh, I have found that UP police has done a stupendous job of following procedure along with Municipal corporations. Every property that has been demolished or encroachment removed were under watch for long, notices issued months back by Municipality.

It means that these people were already under surveillance for sometime for their activities and there is good Humint network on ground and fantastic coordination across arms of state i.e., Law enforcement and civic bodies.

People doing a rudaali are not reading the statements issued by civic bodies of notices sent months ago asking them to explain the illegality. Municipal bodies can let off infractions with a fine if satisfied but I guess most of these people never bothered to respond.

It may seem like the demolitions are in response to rioting and stone pelting but that is not the case. Rioting and stone pelting has led to damage of public and private properties and that will be recovered from the perpetrators separately through public auction of property too.

When educated people are making pronouncements calling demolitions as response to rioting, I land up snatching my head. Once again, its not so. Rioting and property damage fines are separate. Remember, Indian state ignores on will but can lock you in bedroom on 200 issues if it wants.

Notice was served to Javed in Prayagraj on May 25th about the illegality of the building, again pasted on 11th June and demolished on 12th June.

Similarly demolition notice was served in Kanpur as well.

(This article has been compiled from the tweet thread of Brahamvakya.)