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Congress MP P Chidambaram has expressed surprise over the statement of Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, in which he had talked about taking bulldozer action on buildings built with the money earned from drug smuggling in the state.
Demolishing houses without due process is illegal – Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister of the country Chidambaram posted on social media platform X and said that Congress bulldozer is against justice. He appealed to the Karnataka government not to go against the view of the Supreme Court and adopt ‘illegal route’ regarding demolition of houses.
The Congress MP wrote, ‘I am worried by the statement of Karnataka Home Minister in which he has said that bulldozers can be used to demolish the houses of drug smugglers. I hope this report is wrong. The Supreme Court has made it clear that demolition of houses without due process is illegal and will violate the fundamental and human rights of shelter to other members of the family.
I am alarmed by the reported statement of Karnataka’s Home Minister that bulldozers may be used to demolish the homes of drug peddlers.
I hope the report is wrong
The SC has declared the law: demolishing homes without due process of law is illegal and will violate the…
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) December 12, 2025
He further said, ‘Furthermore, the Congress Party believes that the policy of bulldozer justice adopted in Uttar Pradesh is wrong, illegal and unjust. A Congress ruled state like Karnataka should not follow the illegal path of Uttar Pradesh.
What did the Karnataka Home Minister say in the Assembly?
Earlier on Thursday, G. Parameshwara had said in the assembly that the government would demolish buildings built with money obtained from drug trafficking.
P Chidambaram has referred to the comment of the Supreme Court bench headed by CJI BR Gavai in November 2024. In which the bench had said that if a bulldozer is used on a house because the person living in the house is an accused or has been convicted in some crime, it is equivalent to imposing punishment on the entire family. The top court had said, ‘In our view, our constitutional system and criminal jurisprudence will never allow this.’
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