Bengaluru, Dec. 28 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday responded to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan's criticism of the demolition action and eviction of several families in Kogila Layout in Bengaluru on December 20.

Taking to the social media platform X, Siddaramaiah wrote, "Several people had illegally erected makeshift shelters at the waste-disposal site in the Kogila Layout near Yelahanka. It is not a place suitable for human habitation. Despite issuing notices on multiple occasions directing the families to relocate, the residents failed to comply. Under these circumstances, it became unavoidable to clear the encroachment and vacate the site."

The chief minister added that he had spoken to the commissioner o...