95% of demolished houses in Bengaluru’s Kogilu built in last 2 years: BJP’s fact-finding panel | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: A BJP fact-finding team that visited Kogilu Layout in Yelahanka Saturday said majority of the illegally built houses recently demolished by the govt were constructed in the last two years. “About 95% of the houses and huts were built since 2023,” said Yelahanka MLA SR Vishwanath. He added the team will submit a report to the party chief in a couple of days, including information on transfer of land to erstwhile BBMP, survey numbers, Google Maps, legal documents, and details of residents affected by the recent encroachment-clearance drive.
The team visited Fakir Colony and Waseem Layout, where some affected residents questioned why they had been projected as Bangladeshi immigrants. “Houses were not provided to flood victims or those who lost homes built on rajakaluves. The state govt hurried in providing housing for illegal occupants of govt land just for vote bank politics,” he alleged. On Monday, the MLA said party members will stage a large protest in Kogilu Layout. “Those who applied under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation and are still waiting for houses for decades will participate in the protest before approaching the court.”Vishwanath also alleged a person identified as Waseem was behind the encroachment of govt land and that the layout was named after him. He demanded that he be arrested and alleged that Congress has been protecting him. “I will ensure hundreds of people erect 100 makeshift roofs on govt land across the city and the govt provide them houses after demolishing them.”
