Overview
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said eligible families displaced on December 20 will be allotted flats at Baiyyappanahalli, about 7 km from Kogilu, with distribution to begin on January 1.
- Officials were told to finish verification within two days, drawing from 1,087 available units, with state and central subsidies plus a ₹5 lakh per-house GBA grant and small loans to cover the balance.
- The government defended the clearances as removal of encroachments on quarry and waste-disposal land after prior notices, and warned of action against revenue and civic officials who allowed illegal sheds to arise.
- The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission sought a detailed report, ordered its police wing to examine the legality of the drive, and its chairperson visited the site to hear grievances.
- BJP leaders called the housing plan a political reversal under outside influence, alleged the presence of illegal migrants including Rohingyas while demanding an NIA probe, and escalated protests over D.K. Shivakumar’s remark about ‘Keralites,’ which he later clarified.