A demolition drive in Bengaluru, where over 200 makeshift houses were razed, has ignited a political dispute between Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Vijayan criticized the action as "bulldozer justice" and "anti-minority politics," drawing parallels to practices in northern states. Shivakumar defended the demolitions, stating they were necessary to reclaim encroached government land designated for waste management, asserting the government acted with humanity and was not employing a "bulldozer culture."