Over the last week, a series of demolition drives took place in Uttar Pradesh, including one in Prayagraj where the house of a political activist and businessman was demolished after a half day’s notice. These demolitions happened after a series of protests took place in the state last week. And even though the government has said that there is no connection between the two, the timing of it is under question.In this episode, host Shashank Bhargava is joined by Indian Express’ Asad Rehman and Apurva Vishwanath to discuss what led to these demolitions, what the administration has to say about it, and why these demolitions are under a shadow of illegality.