Bulldoze houses of BJP leaders who took bribes for 15 years: AAP on demolition

"Demolish the houses of those leaders as well. The BJP should say when their houses will be bulldozed," he said targetting the BJP, which has been running the Delhi civic bodies for more than a decade.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has already accused the BJP of being responsible for the encroachments that were supposed to be demolished in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, an area that has been under tension since Saturday's violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.

Nine bulldozers were pressed into action by the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) in Jahangirpuri around 10 in the morning to remove illegal construction.

However, the Supreme Court ordered a halt to the demolition in the area where communal violence had erupted earlier, ordering the municipal authorities to maintain the status quo.

"Maintain status quo, list the matter before the appropriate bench tomorrow," CJI Ramana said after hearing a petition by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and others.

The civic officials in Jahangirpuri, however, insisted that they have not received a copy of the order and proceeded to bulldoze not only several shops but also the gates and the wall of a mosque which was at the centre of the controversy during Saturday's clash.

After a two-hour stand-off, CPM leader Brinda Karat was seen blocking a bulldozer and waving the copy of the court order.

The petitioner said the use of bulldozers following communal clashes targetting one community was disturbing.

Earlier, AAP MP Raghav Chadha had accused Home Minister Amit Shah of "orchestrating" communal riots.

"The Home Minister is himself orchestrating these riots. If you want to use the bulldozer, use it to demolish the Home Minister's house. That's how riots will stop," the AAP leader said in a video posted on his Twitter account.