At Scroll, we believe journalism must hold power to account – and our recent report from Delhi does just that.

It uncovers how Delhi’s industries minister has effectively strangled a once-thriving, Muslim-dominated garment hub – claiming, without evidence, that many workers were “Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators”.

This wasn’t a case of overzealous regulation. It ended up being an erasure of livelihoods.

When Scroll visited Khyala, the impact of a sealing drive was unmistakable. Industrial activity had virtually ground to a halt. A few workers lingered, idle. Most had already left – displaced by a crackdown fuelled by communal suspicion and talk of a “Jeans Jihad”.

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