SOUTH
Against the backdrop of accusations that the Karnataka state government was protecting influential people from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) demolition drive, chief minister Siddaramaiah had convened a meeting of the concerned officers.
In that meeting, the CM warned officers not make special concessions for any cases however rich or powerful the applicant may be. He has ordered them to vacate them all buildings constructed on stormwater drains.
“Be it an influential person or a common man, vacate them from the house built on stormwater drains and demolish the structure without any hesitation. Do not come under anyone’s influence, not even politicians, and continue the demolition process,” Siddaramaiah told the assembled officers.
Important decisions taken in the meeting: