Kogilu Layout eviction: Congress leaders react strongly to Pinarayi’s remarks

Leaders of the ruling Congress successful Karnataka, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, reacted powerfully connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s criticism of “bulldozer action” to evict people successful Kogilu Layout successful Bengaluru. They argued that encroachments person to beryllium acted upon. They accused Mr. Vijayan of not knowing facts of the case.

Mr. Siddaramaiah, speaking successful New Delhi, said that the places wherever the houses were built were discarded dumping grounds and not suitable for housing. Authorities had demolished houses aft serving notices connected residents who had illegally built them, but the officials had been directed to supply lodging to them connected humanitarian grounds, the Chief Minister said.

Mr. Shivakumar, successful Bengaluru, asked Mr. Vijayan to refrain from “interfering successful Karnataka’s affairs.” Similar sentiments were echoed by his Cabinet colleagues including Santosh Lad, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy and others.

Mr. Shivakumar said, “It is unfortunate that a elder person similar Mr. Vijayan has commented connected this without knowing the facts. The onshore was a coagulated discarded pit, and determination are galore wellness related problems there. We besides person humanity, and we gave the occupants an accidental to determination to different places.”