1/n | FRESH ENCROACHMENT & TREE FELLING IN PATTANDUR AGRAHARA LAKE Sy 54 in WHITEFIELD?
a) According to public bystanders, people claiming to be from Puravankara Group, and employees of CMG Security, belonging to serving minister KJ George, were caught them red-handed felling fully grown trees on a Govt Land, without permission. They were ordered to stop felling and investigation is in progress, according to DCF GBA.
b) Lake land background: While the encroachment of 11 acres of the property is a matter sub-judice in an ongoing High Court case, this portion of around 2 acres (south east), is un-encroached land as per the Govt encroachment report - ie., it is undisputed Govt property. (Pls see pic of govt report sketch attached)
c) Are these people trespassing and cutting trees in the Govt land?
Real estate mafia #encroachment101?
d) Further, in the disputed portions of Sy 54, a lot of tree felling has occurred along the periphery of the land parcel, without permission from Forest Dept, in the past few weeks.
e) We demand that the BECC Commissioner and GBA Chief Commissioner, immediately take action to secure and protect this Govt lake land, which needs to be restored into a lake. @BECCUPDATES@GBAChiefComm@GBA_office@CMofKarnataka
f) We demand that the GBA Forest Cell take action against the perpetrators / custodian of the land, who have cut many trees along the periphery of the entire Sy 54, without tree-felling permission. @aranya_kfd
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1/n | LIQUOR SHOP BEDA 🚫
Flash protest by residents of ECC Road & Prithvi Layout, Whitefield against a proposed liquor shop in a residential neighbourhood.
Today, residents gathered in protest after serious concerns over how objections were handled by Excise Dept officials.
Petition objecting to liquor shop in residential area⬇️
https://t.co/vbSPz3eCrK
The protest followed a so-called public hearing (3 Jan 2026) where the Excise Dy Superintendent (Sub-Division 10) allegedly brought in non-residents to intimidate and drown out the voices of actual residents.
Residents describe the hearing as a sham:
• Aggressive, menacing behaviour by hired crowd
• Attempts to browbeat and silence locals
• Genuine objections ignored
Pics: https://t.co/NhJEh1AKxC
The mahazar report prepared by Sri Basavaraj Kanmani DySp Excise contains multiple irregularities:
❌ Area falsely termed “commercial” (Area is completely residential, with a few grocery shops and bakery)
❌ Temple within 60m dismissed as “unregistered”
❌ School within 150m misrepresented
❌ School parking abuts shop location
More ignored facts:
• Thousands of children & families use this road daily
• Temple, school & grocery access via same stretch
• All adjacent buildings are purely residential
These realities were completely overlooked.
Even more alarming:
⚠️ Reports of threats to the temple priest
⚠️ Clear signs of collusion between excise officials & the liquor shop applicant
Residents refuse to be intimidated.
Residents of ECC Road & Prithvi Layout have resolved to fight this legally, civically, and publicly.
Every available avenue will be used to protect our neighbourhood, children, and peace.
DEN OF VIOLATIONS 🛑
The proposed liquor shop building itself is illegal:
• No valid trade license possible
• No legal water, power or sewage connections possible
• Road width < 40 ft → commercial use prohibited
• Shop planned in the parking area of the building plan
Complaint against illegal building ⬇️ https://t.co/RqgYL37Xd6
CALL FOR ACTION
@CMofKarnataka@siddaramaiah@rb_timmapur@DKShivakumar@GBAChiefComm @EASTCITYCORP
Can citizens expect prompt, fair action?
Will the wishes of residents be respected?
#NoMeansNo #NoLiquorShopInResidentialArea #NoLiquorShopOnECCRoad #LiquorShopBeda #WineShopBeda #SafetyBeku #PeaceBeku
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Press Release: https://t.co/2uE0cSf0QS
@ItsShubhangi Peter uncle just wait for a few more years .. we Brahmins have sent many brothers there also .. they will soon make big profit there as well, not because they are taking advantage of anyone but because they are working hard and making sure their kids master Maths and Science.
The footpath was just recently relaid, and the mine diggers wasted no time tearing it up again. It will never return to its original condition.
Absolutely terrible.
Near fab India, Whitefield main road.
@BBMPCOMM @BBMPAdmn
@trtworld No wonder if you see Gaza like scenes deep in Pakistan then Modi will look like Netanyahu. Now its upto them how cheap or costly version they want to see. Try your luck with one more misadventure ...
#PKMKB We have started and ended Pakistan's demolition in our own terms. Indus water treaty has become status quo , destroyed their bases. Although I wanted see more destruction of this terrorist country but its ok .. probably next time.
#IndiaPakistanWar
@IYC Seriously ... 92k souldiers ko Army ne surrender karwaya ..aap chahte to kuch bhi karwa sakte the ... but she has give all of them a free run ... You are right.