Two Muslim-owned shops demolished in Madhya Pradesh

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Two Muslim-owned shops demolished in Madhya Pradesh

In Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur, civic officials demolished two Muslim-owned shops after labeling them “illegal encroachments.” However, residents reported that several nearby shops and buildings were also marked as encroachments, but only the Muslim-owned shops were demolished. Owners were informed just one night before, in violation of a Supreme Court order forbidding demolitions without issuing a 15-day notic…