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In Ahmedabad’s Chandola Lake area, chaos unfolded on Tuesday as the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) began bulldozing thousands of homes in a sweeping demolition drive. With over 7,000 properties marked for removal, most of them belonging to Muslims, the action has triggered widespread condemnation from civil rights groups and community leaders.
The official justification links the crackdown to "national security" concerns following the April 26 attack on tourists in Pahalgam. Authorities claim the region is populated by undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants, prompting detentions and citizenship checks for over 6,500 people. But many, including local activists, argue the narrative is being weaponized to displace vulnerable communities without due process.
The demolitions resumed after the Gujarat High Court upheld the government's authority to clear what it deemed “illegal encroachments” on government land near Chandola Lake. Just a day prior, on April 28, around 4,000 structures in neighborhoods like Siyasatnagar and Bengali Vaas were torn down, displacing mostly Muslim daily-wage earners and migrants.
Community leaders like Mujahid Nafees of the Minority Coordination Committee slammed the state’s actions as “inhumane,” pointing out that most of the displaced have lived in the area for decades. “There are elderly women and children with nowhere to go in this scorching heat,” he said. “This isn’t about legality, it’s about marginalization.”
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Gujarat Secretary, Wasif Hussain, emphasized that residents have valid Indian documents, including Aadhaar and voter IDs. “Labeling them as infiltrators is unjust and false. No rehabilitation plans are in place. This is collective punishment.”
The bulldozers continue to roll through the settlement, even as calls grow louder for immediate alternative housing. Human rights observers say the situation represents a disturbing trend of state-backed displacement targeting minorities under the guise of legality and national security.
The official justification links the crackdown to "national security" concerns following the April 26 attack on tourists in Pahalgam. Authorities claim the region is populated by undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants, prompting detentions and citizenship checks for over 6,500 people. But many, including local activists, argue the narrative is being weaponized to displace vulnerable communities without due process.
The demolitions resumed after the Gujarat High Court upheld the government's authority to clear what it deemed “illegal encroachments” on government land near Chandola Lake. Just a day prior, on April 28, around 4,000 structures in neighborhoods like Siyasatnagar and Bengali Vaas were torn down, displacing mostly Muslim daily-wage earners and migrants.
Community leaders like Mujahid Nafees of the Minority Coordination Committee slammed the state’s actions as “inhumane,” pointing out that most of the displaced have lived in the area for decades. “There are elderly women and children with nowhere to go in this scorching heat,” he said. “This isn’t about legality, it’s about marginalization.”
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Gujarat Secretary, Wasif Hussain, emphasized that residents have valid Indian documents, including Aadhaar and voter IDs. “Labeling them as infiltrators is unjust and false. No rehabilitation plans are in place. This is collective punishment.”
The bulldozers continue to roll through the settlement, even as calls grow louder for immediate alternative housing. Human rights observers say the situation represents a disturbing trend of state-backed displacement targeting minorities under the guise of legality and national security.
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