New Delhi razed shelters ahead of high-profile G20 summit, leaving thousands with nowhere to go

The bulldozers moved in on a quiet March night with little notice, in a New Delhi area that hugs the Yamuna River snaking through the centre of India’s capital. By the next morning, hundreds of people who are homeless no longer had a shelter to take refuge in at night. “Police officers came in the night and dragged us out before demolishing the shelter,” said Gajendar Singh, who works odd jobs for daily wages and had used the homeless shelter for five years. “I ran in fear with whatever personal belongings I could gather fast,” he told CBC News, opening…