Overview
- Displaced residents from Waseem Layout and Fakir Colony held a January 4 rally demanding rehabilitation and basic aid, saying families still lack shelter, food and essential services.
- Three former residents filed a PIL in the Karnataka High Court alleging over 300 homes were razed without required notice, citing Supreme Court guidelines that mandate at least 15 days before eviction.
- The petition seeks immediate nearby accommodation, compensation for demolished homes and medical care for those injured, and reports that students’ textbooks, uniforms and hall tickets were lost.
- The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission inspected the site and issued interim directives for temporary housing, drinking water, mobile health services and toilets, which activists say remain unimplemented.
- Housing allotments promised to over 150 families by January 1 have been delayed over eligibility rules, as political tensions rise with a BJP protest set for January 5 and a complaint filed over remarks by the opposition leader.