Overview
- BJP leaders held a street protest on January 5 in Bengaluru, branding the rehabilitation plan as misuse of state land and invoking a campaign to remove alleged illegal immigrants.
- Displaced families and rights groups rallied on January 4 demanding permanent rehabilitation, basic services and clarity on housing, saying interim relief has not arrived.
- A public interest litigation filed by three former residents challenges the demolitions as unlawful for lacking proper notice, citing Supreme Court guidelines that require a minimum 15-day window.
- State housing promises under the Rajiv Gandhi schemes remain pending as officials verify eligibility, with earlier deadlines pushed and allotments now expected only after January 5.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor defended the operation as legal and necessary on government land used as a garbage dump, while a BJP panel claimed most structures were recently built and a complaint targeted R. Ashok’s remarks about Bangladeshi migrants.