A demolition drive in Bengaluru has ignited a political firestorm, with the city's civic body chief, Maheshwar Rao, stating the cleared land was an unsafe quarry area used for solid waste disposal. The action drew sharp criticism from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismissed as politically motivated. Adding to the opposition, CPM MP A. A. Rahim condemned the move, stating, 'This is a bulldozer, Raj. Under the Congress regime, that is the news value and that is the political significance of this incident.' Rahim claims the displaced residents are legitimate Indian citizens with all necessary documents and that the government failed to follow the Supreme Court's directions on evictions. The controversy also involves accusations of 'minority appeasement' by the BJP against the Siddaramaiah government.