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Crucial to stop unauthorised construction: BJP spokesperson
Crucial to stop unauthorised construction: BJP spokesperson

The Hindu

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • The Hindu

Crucial to stop unauthorised construction: BJP spokesperson

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor on Saturday said it is crucial to stop dangerous and unauthorised construction, particularly of fourth and fifth floors in the city's residential areas. He urged the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), city Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh and the city Police Commissioner to approach the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the definition of 'illegal construction'. 'As per the Delhi Master Plan 2021, the designated residential or commercial land use for specific roads and lanes must be adhered to, and the relevant fees must be paid to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to ensure legal construction and usage,' he said. He also stated that the Supreme Court should be informed that both the Central and Delhi governments have directed the Delhi Police to refrain from conducting construction-related activities that are legal. 'The MCD should also clarify whether buildings being constructed as per approved maps, lawful repairs, and commercial constructions and uses on streets notified as pedestrian shopping streets, mixed land use streets, or fully commercial streets under the Master Plan, are also considered illegal by the Supreme Court,' he added.

Delhi BJP urges MCD to demolish ‘dangerous' 5th and 6th floors of buildings
Delhi BJP urges MCD to demolish ‘dangerous' 5th and 6th floors of buildings

Hans India

time22-04-2025

  • Politics
  • Hans India

Delhi BJP urges MCD to demolish ‘dangerous' 5th and 6th floors of buildings

New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Sunday urged Municipal Commissioner Ashwani Kumar to set up a 'Dangerous Buildings Department' and declare all buildings with fifth and sixth floors as dangerous, demolish these floors and take steps to stop sale and registration of such properties. Party spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor stated that statements by Aam Aadmi Party leaders regarding Saturday's building collapse in Mustafabad, in which 11 people were killed, were misleading and blamed the party for promoting illegal constructions. According to the building department regulations of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, only three-floor constructions, including the ground are permitted in Delhi. 'However, in Muslim-majority areas across the city, the construction of fourth floors is common, and in nearly three-quarters of the buildings, fifth and sixth floors have also been added,' he said. Between 2015 and 2025, illegal constructions flourished in these Muslim-majority areas under the protection of AAP MLAs and councillors. These are areas where not even the police and the Municipal Corporation have been able to stop illegal construction, he said. The past 10 years bear testimony to the fact that whenever the MCD attempted to take action against illegal fifth and sixth-floor constructions, AAP MLAs such as Haji Yunus, Abdul Rehman, Amanatullah Khan, Imran Hussain, Somdutt, and Shoaib Iqbal led aggressive crowds against such actions, Kapoor said.

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