'Such actions ... ': Cong brass pulls up Sidda, DKS; flags 'concern' over eviction drive

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 Congress flags Karnataka government's demolition drive; calls it 'serious concern'

NEW DELHI: Congress enactment connected Saturday expressed "serious concern" implicit the Bengaluru demolition thrust carried retired by the Karnataka authorities that led to the eviction of respective settlers from Kogilu village.

Party wide caput KC Venugopal spoke to the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and lawman CM DK Shivakumar and conveyed that specified actions should person been undertaken with "far greater caution" keeping the "human interaction astatine the centre"."Spoke to Karnataka CM @siddaramaiah and DCM @DKShivakumar regarding the demolition of unauthorised constructions successful Kogilu village, Bengaluru. Conveyed the AICC’s superior interest that specified actions should person been undertaken with acold greater caution, sensitivity, and compassion, keeping the quality interaction astatine the centre," Venugopal informed successful a station connected X."They person assured that they volition personally prosecute with the affected families, enactment successful spot an due mechanics for addressing grievances, and guarantee rehabilitation and alleviation for those impacted," helium further said.

Sidda and DK Shivakumar had defended the determination saying that the "place was not suitable for quality habitation", adding that "temporary shelter, food, and different indispensable facilities would beryllium arranged for each those affected."

"Several radical had illegally erected makeshift shelters astatine the waste-disposal tract successful the Kogilu Layout adjacent Yelahanka successful Bengaluru. It is not a spot suitable for quality habitation. Despite issuing notices connected aggregate occasions directing the families to relocate, the residents failed to comply. Under these circumstances, it became unavoidable to wide the encroachment and vacate the site," the Karnataka CM had said.Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had besides criticised the demolition thrust calling it an illustration of “anti-minority assertive politics.”Sidda deed backmost astatine the Kerala CM saying that his remarks were "politically motivated" and reflected a "lack of knowing of the factual situation.""There is simply a cardinal quality betwixt 'bulldozer justice' and the lawful removal of amerciable encroachments. The disapproval being made by Pinarayi Vijayan is politically motivated and reflects a deficiency of knowing of the factual situation," helium had said.

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