Various political parties and trade unions on Friday expressed their support for Vakeel Hassan, whose house was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in an anti-encroachment drive earlier this week. Mr. Hassan, a resident of Delhi, was part of the rescue team that brought out 41 workers from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi last year.
AAP MLAs Akhilesh Tripathi and Rajendra Pal Gautam brought up the matter in the Delhi Assembly and sought the Lieutenant-Governor’s intervention.
“The poor build their homes painstakingly with their hard-earned money. For years, these authorities do not act, then suddenly, one day, they destroy the houses without notice,” Mr. Gautam said.
