we also have a lawyer at the supreme court of india and the katella harcourt.lso in new delhi, a journalist and author, a warm welcome to you all. thank you for joining us today on inside story. let me start with you today. demonstrators in different cities have been protesting against the demolition of homes owned by muslims. the local government says the buildings have been constructed illegally, but rights groups say this is part of an attempt to intimidate muslims. is there any legal justification for the demolishing of these homes? >> you have to look at this in context to what has been happening in the country for the last couple of months. just in the last couple of months, there has been a lot of this exact same thing happening. some violence in communities, or some small-scale riot or clash. the next day after, muslim houses are demolished. the justification given, on the one hand, this is a way to punish those creating violence in society, but on the other hand, they are giving justification, saying none of -- saying these are illegal houses. it's a b