{"id":13133,"date":"2026-05-02T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/?p=13133"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:47:03","slug":"no-homes-no-relief-kogilu-bulldozer-victims-set-may-12-deadline-for-rehabilitation-or-face-mass-agitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/?p=13133","title":{"rendered":"No Homes, No Relief: Kogilu Bulldozer Victims Set May 12 Deadline for Rehabilitation or Face Mass Agitation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018Keys Taken Back After Photoshoot\u2019: Demolished Kogilu Families Demand Land or Houses Within 15 Days<\/h1>\n

Bengaluru, 30 April, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 For 128 days, the families of Fakir Colony and Mahanayaka Ambedkar Nagar in Kogilu Layout, Yelahanka, have lived on the streets. Their homes were demolished on December 20, 2025, at around 6 AM using bulldozers and JCB machines. Officials from the Bangalore Development Authority (GBA) and a large police force were present. The residents say they received no prior notice or legal intimation.<\/p>\n

The government promised rehabilitation but has not delivered. People have endured severe cold and are now facing scorching heat. The Kogilu Layout Slum Residents\u2019 Struggle Committee has now given the government a 15-day deadline to provide rehabilitation. If the demand is not met, the committee will begin an indefinite protest.<\/p>\n

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\u2018They promised good news. They gave us nothing.\u2019<\/h3>\n

Zaiba<\/strong>, who filed a public interest litigation in the Karnataka High Court, s<\/strong>poke to media. She said, \u201cToday there was a hearing in the High Court, and we have been given the next hearing date on June 9, 2026. Ministers Krishnabyregowda and Zameer Ahmed Khan and the government made promises of \u2018good news\u2019 of granting houses under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation as compensation. They never fulfilled that and have betrayed us. We hope for justice from the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gowramma from the Akhila Bharatha Janavadi Mahila Sanghatane<\/strong> said the government demolished the homes of the poor and forced them onto the streets. She noted that the Congress government, which claims to be pro-people, had promised good news before New Year\u2019s Day but failed due to political pressure. Her organization will stand with the community until justice is delivered. She warned that if rehabilitation is not provided within 15 days, the agitation will intensify.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We Feel Betrayed\u2019: Demolished Kogilu Layout Residents Warn of Indefinite Protest as Housing Promises Vanish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2018We voted for Congress. Now we feel betrayed.\u2019<\/h3>\n

Muni Anjinappa from the Praja Vimochana Chaluvali<\/strong> said the Revenue Minister, Housing Minister, and the Chief Minister had assured rehabilitation. \u201cWe have waited patiently all these days,\u201d he said. \u201cIf rehabilitation is not provided within fifteen days, we will begin a continuous day-and-night protest. We Dalits and Muslims voted wholeheartedly for Congress thinking it was a pro-people party, but now we feel betrayed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariyappa from Bhoomi Mattu Vasathi Vanchithara Horata Samithi<\/strong> said the community has lived on the streets for four months after the GBA demolition. The most marginalized families are surviving without basic facilities in extreme weather. He said they cannot wait any longer and that pro-people organizations across Karnataka will support their struggle. A continuous protest will begin from May 12.<\/p>\n

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Court Next Month, Streets Today: Kogilu Layout Demolition Victims Say Government Failed \u2018By All Means\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2018Keys for a photoshoot, then taken back\u2019<\/h3>\n

Community representatives Shabana, Haseena, and Narayanamma shared their hardships over the past 128 days. They demanded housing, saying leaders had come to their homes seeking votes during elections and must now provide houses. If not, they demanded land rights at their current location so they can rebuild. Otherwise, they warned of an indefinite protest at Freedom Park.<\/p>\n

Shabana and Khader Bi,<\/strong> two victims, said that about a month ago, the ministers for housing and revenue gave Hakku Patra documents to some victims. Later, Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation Managing Director Parashuram Shinalkar handed over flat keys to some residents, took photographs for the media, and then took back the keys, citing cleaning and pending plumbing work.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We Feel Betrayed\u2019: Demolished Kogilu Layout Residents Warn of Indefinite Protest as Housing Promises Vanish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nandini and Pooja Kaggal from Dhudiyuva Janara Vedike<\/strong> said the government has a constitutional responsibility to ensure dignified housing for communities that migrate to cities and contribute to building them. \u201cInstead, the government has demolished their homes and pushed them onto the streets,\u201d they said. \u201cThat is unjust.\u201d They warned that if rehabilitation is not provided within 15 days, the struggle will intensify.<\/p>\n

So far there has been no any official clarification or statement from the Government, except that the MD of RGHC<\/strong> Shiralkar<\/strong> had said that the keys were taken back for some pending repair work, his statement had come around 1 month ago and the victims continue to suffer.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Leaders Took Votes, Not Responsibility\u2019: Evicted Families Demand Homes or Land Rights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2018Keys Taken Back After Photoshoot\u2019: Demolished Kogilu Families Demand Land or Houses Within 15 Days Bengaluru, 30 April, 2026\u00a0\u2013 For 128 days, the families of Fakir Colony and Mahanayaka Ambedkar Nagar in Kogilu Layout, Yelahanka, have lived on the streets. Their homes were demolished on December 20, 2025, at around 6 AM using bulldozers and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[198],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bengaluru"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":50,"today_views":0},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13141,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13133\/revisions\/13141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianow.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}