Overview
- Authorities demolished roughly 167 makeshift structures on December 20 on government land slated for a solid waste facility, according to officials.
- The Karnataka government postponed the planned January 1 housing allotment to January 2 to complete Greater Bengaluru Authority surveys and document verification.
- Home minister G. Parameshwara said police background checks are underway and any Bangladeshi nationals found staying illegally will be detained and deported with no benefits extended.
- BJP leaders escalated allegations, with R. Ashoka urging an NIA probe, citing security concerns and labeling the area a “mini Bangladesh” or “mini Pakistan,” while state party chief B. Y. Vijayendra formed a seven-member fact-finding panel.
- The dispute has taken on a wider political and communal edge, with Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticizing the demolitions as “bulldozer politics” and reports noting many affected residents were Muslims.