Those who lost homes in Kogilu to hold a rally today; BJP to protest on Monday

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Evicted families raising slogans during a protestation  astatine  the demolished tract  successful  Kogilu Layout successful  Bengaluru connected  Saturday.

Evicted families raising slogans during a protestation astatine the demolished tract successful Kogilu Layout successful Bengaluru connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J.

Even arsenic Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a protestation connected January 5 against alleged preferential attraction to residents of Kogilu Layout, those who mislaid their homes successful a demolition thrust volition clasp a nationalist rally connected Sunday.

Leader of Opposition successful the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R. Ashok visited Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation Limited (RGHCL) bureau connected Saturday. Speaking to reporters, helium said astir 65,000 radical person applied for lodging schemes nether the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation, and they should beryllium fixed penchant implicit those who had encroached authorities onshore successful the Kogilu Layout.

“About 7,000 houses person been built nether assorted schemes successful the corporation. Another 10,000 houses are nether construction. An 80-year-old pistillate has paid the afloat amount, but she has not yet been fixed a house. For the past 4 months, she has been made to tally around, and that location inactive lacks drinking h2o and energy connection. She is surviving successful a rented location and is anxious astir having to permission it. Similarly, thousands of Kannadigas person applied and are waiting for houses,” helium said.

Alleging determination were amerciable Bangladeshis among those who mislaid homes successful Kogilu, Mr. Ashok demanded genealogy should beryllium made mandatory erstwhile giving houses.

Complaint against Ashok

Meanwhile, a ailment has been filed with the Karnataka State Minorities Commission seeking enactment against Mr. Ashok implicit remarks made during his sojourn to the demolished tract astatine Fakeer Layout, alleging that his statements amounted to hatred code and incitement against number communities.

A BJP information uncovering committee led by MLA for Yelahanka S.R. Vishwanath visited the demolition tract connected Saturday, causing immoderate tension.

Mr. Vishwanath said the committee would taxable its study successful the adjacent fewer days to BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra. “We volition taxable the study to the Governor and yet instrumentality the contented to the court,” helium said.

Published - January 03, 2026 10:55 p.m. IST

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