India, June 26 -- Nearly 500 property owners and business operators from DLF Phases I to V gathered in Gurugram on Thursday to protest the ongoing restoration and sealing drive being carried out by the Haryana department of town and country planning (DTCP), demanding a policy to regularise existing guest houses and buildings constructed beyond permissible limits.

The protesters alleged that authorities were selectively targeting properties in DLF colonies even though similar building violations and commercial activities exist across several private colonies and residential sectors in the city.

The gathering, at Metro Park in DLF Phase III, was attended largely by property owners and people running businesses in the area. Participants so...