Translation: “We will turn the houses from where the stones were pelted to a heap of rubble.” That’s what state home minister Narottam Mishra warned after a Ram Navami procession sparked a communal clash—including stone pelting—in a Muslim neighbourhood in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. And he kept his word. Within hours, local authorities launched a demolition drive against “illegal” construction—razing 16 houses and 29 shops in five localities mostly owned by Muslims. Quint has details and Indian Express highlights the case of a Muslim family which built its house as part of PM Modi’s scheme for affordable housing.

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