Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said the anti-encroachment campaign in the capital will continue regardless of any political influence.
Chaudhry stated that there will be zero tolerance for illegal structures and described defending such encroachments as inappropriate. The Capital Development Authority issued a notice to Maulana Fazl's residence after identifying illegal constructions and encroachments on its land. The authority directed the removal of these encroachments within a 15-day period.
Fazl criticised the action, alleging that the government was misusing the Constitution. Federal ministers countered by accusing the JUI-F chief of ignoring his own history of forming and toppling governments. Chaudhry noted that the campaign has been active for more than a year and a half, with notices sent to every other street in Islamabad.
He stated that every person who committed an illegal encroachment received a notice. A notice was issued in routine to Amanullah to remove a four-by-four security cabin, which Chaudhry described as a cage-like structure. Chaudhry called it highly inappropriate that the same illegal construction would be protected simply because Maulana is living there.
He questioned why permission was not obtained for constructions on the property, which he said spans thousands of square feet. Chaudhry rejected claims that the government was oppressing Fazl. Chaudhry claimed that Fazl had occupied a road in Peshawar.
He questioned the legality of blocking a path used by the public to pass by a building named after Fazl's father. Chaudhry argued that Fazl had made a personal attack on the interior minister.
He asked why, if Fazl could give it nothing else, he could not just vacate the road, the park, the green belt, and give up illegal work.
