New Delhi: Amid an air of intolerance and violence in the country, BJP MP from North-West Delhi Hans Raj Hans, who was among the first politicians to visit the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area in the national capital, said the police and administration did a timely job to control the violence and attempts to restore peace are being carried out.
"We spoke to Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs as well who all said that they welcomed the procession. They said they celebrate Eid and Diwali together. But it is these outsiders who carry out these incidents in several states. It is a disease and we need to reach its roots," Hans Raj said in an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat's Anamika Ratna.
On authorities bulldozing the settlements in New Delhi today even when Supreme Court had ordered a status quo, the BJP MP said: "If a specific community or a section is being bulldozed, then it is discrimination. But if the action is against every illegal occupation, against these settlements that have piled up garbage and are even living in it, then there should be no objection. There are reports that there is objectionable material and even weapons stored at these places. So a message has gone to them that if you misuse and illegally occupy some space, we will use bulldozers."