Summary:
How can we clear the entire shops in a day, and the heavy rains on Thursday further added to our misery,” said Rajiv Punj, president of Prem Nagar Vyapar Mandal. “They issued notices to us on Wednesday evening and asked us to clear our shops by Friday. They are completely illegal and will be demolished totally,” Singh said.Locals, however, complained that the drive was unfair and they were not given adequate time to clear the shops. “These shops have been built in the middle of the road. Many of the shops are over 60 years old.The demolition drive faced strong resistance from locals, but the administration went ahead saying that they had already served notice to the shop owners and the demolition would be carried out as per the HC directive to remove encroachments from Dehradun.High drama was witnessed at the site when one of the owners threatened to commit suicide if his shop is demolished..