Days after the demolition of properties – largely Muslim-owned – by authorities in Madhya Pradesh following the Ram Navami violence in Khargone, editorials in the Hindu and Times of India have questioned if the move was legal and without bias.
In recent years, the bulldozer has become synonymous with the idea of justice served quick and cold, with JCB machines often used to raze properties of alleged criminals – without trial – in BJP-ruled states such as UP and MP.
