Bengaluru, Dec. 27 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK. Shivakumar on Saturday strongly criticised Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for describing the Bengaluru demolition drive as a "brutal normalisation of bulldozer raj".

Shivakumar said the clearance operation was carried out strictly in accordance with the law to protect public land and ensure public safety.

"The clearance drive in Kogilu village, Yelahanka, has been undertaken strictly in accordance with the law to protect public land and public safety. About 15 acres in Survey No. 99 - Government Gomala land allotted to BBMP, is a quarry site used for solid waste disposal and is extremely unsafe for human habitation," Shivakumar wrote on 'X'.

He clarified that the drive t...