Dur-ing the demolition, heavy police barricading was do-ne to protect the corporati-on staff, which had to face resistance from the supporters of Mr Mohaniya.The action was taken after the Delhi high court ordered the SDMC to take stringent steps in case of Mr Mohaniya’s property Freight elevator Factory in unauthorised colony of Sangam Vihar, where he had illegally constructed fifth and sixth floors. The Delhi HC on October 14 had ordered the civic body to seal and demolish the illegally constructed property of Mr Mohaniya. As proof, it had also attached photographs of the property, wherein arrangements for an elevator were also being made.

The anti-corruption forum had moved a plea in the Delhi high court informing the court that illegal construction is being done at Khanpur’s B-14, Shiv Park.Attacking AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta said that he must come clean whether he considers this an act of vengeance against his party MLAs or a rightful act to implement the rule of law which his MLA was openly flouting. Mr Mohaniya, who is also a member of the Delhi Jal Board, said, "The property belongs to my fat-her," however, he had decl-ared this particular prope-rty as his personal asset in the documents submitted before the EC prior to the Delhi Assembly poll.The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday demolished the illegally constructed fifth and sixth floors of a property owned by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Dinesh Mohaniya in South Delhi’s Khanpur area, which was being constructed without approval of building plan from the Delhi government.