Twitter updates by Sanjay Hegde, who lives near Trilokpuri area.
16/n If #Trilokpuri riots contained soon, I'll look for economic motives. If they intensify then politics will be villan. FINI
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
15/n After 1984 riots, when DDA flats in #Trilokpuri extension scheme did not sell, area name changed to Mayur-Vihar. Expect more of same.>
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
14/n #Trilokpuri & neighbouring areas will now see temporary erosion of property values, interested buying & later good gentrification.
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
13/n Anyone serious about investigating #Trilokpuri, "follow the money." Find which neta or property dealer paid for bhandara >
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
12/n Essentially #Trilokpuri is one more area where land values are rising, proximity increased but cash incomes remain low >
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
11/n Police station is on edge of problem area but patrolling not intensive. Police more pre-occupied with traffic woes.Area mstly unpoliced
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
10/n I have been driving through area regularly to my tennis sessions, notice upsurge in khaki shorts & skull caps even on weekdays >
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
9/n All around are solid middle class colonies who can't be moved. Only economically weaker #Trilokpuri residents can be scared into moving
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
9/n All around are solid middle class colonies who can't be moved. Only economically weaker #Trilokpuri residents can be scared into moving
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
8/n #Trilokpuri metro alignment went through 1 block affecting 1 community but increased rates all round in whats no more slum resettlement
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
7/n #Trilokpuri land is now valuable because of metro-line passing through area. Sheila Dikshit lost many votes because alignment went >
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
6/n #Trilokpuri bhandara/Mata ki chowki continues after Diwali with loudspeakers. Details of exact incident sparking off trouble unclear >
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
5/n Symbol of 1984 is major gurdwara on main road. On plot in adjoining lane is a mosque. In front of mosque during Navratras, bhandara >
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
4/n #Trilokpuri saw worst of 1984 riots when lower income Sikhs were murdered by neighbours/outsiders of all communities.
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
3/n #Trilokpuri area got near gentrified when DDA acquired neighbouring land to build Mayur Vihar & Vasundhra areas.>
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
2/n #Trilokpuri became vote bank of HKL Bhagat of Congress whose men oversaw allotment of plots. Area near UP border with usual crime prob
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
1/n #Trilokpuri background to riots. Area settled by Sanjay Gandhi forcing slum dwellers out of NDMC area into trans-Jamuna.
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
#Trilokpuri I may have spoken too soon. Am told by my maid of fresh reimposition of curfew in some blocks after it was relaxed earlier
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
#Trilokpuri I am told that the night passed off relatively peacefully. Hope problem subsides & people get back to work
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 26, 2014
Communal violence in Trilokpuri less than 2kms from my house, 6-8kms from most news channels. Yet no coverage & no outrage. New normal?
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) October 25, 2014