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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Bengaluru crime: On April 4, two girls were tampered with in the Suddaguntepalya area of ​​Bengaluru. The incident occurred in the Bharti layout, where the CCTV camera showed that a young man comes to two girls and forcibly pushes one of them towards the wall, then runs away from there. The statement of Karnataka Home Minister Ji Parmeshwar has come out on this incident, which is being considered quite disputed.

Zee Parmeshwar said, “Such incidents often occur in big cities.” His statement is being severely criticized, because people are considering it as taking crime lightly. However, the minister also said that legal action will be taken against the accused and he has directed the police to keep strict monitoring.

Police engaged in investigating the case

A video video has also been shared on social media. According to the user, the incident took place in BTM layout of Bengaluru, the incident took place around 1.52 pm on 4 April. After this incident, both girls are seen crying and screaming. Regarding the incident, the Bangalore police said that the matter is still under investigation. The culprits will be caught soon. However, the victim has not yet filed a complaint

Many cases have come before this

In August last year, a similar incident was captured in camera. A woman was teased by a person during a morning walk in Konanakunte area of ​​Bengaluru. The accused cab driver was arrested two days after the incident. According to government data, in 2023, Bangalore saw a significant increase in crime against women, in which the police registered 3,260 cases, of which 1,135 were related to tampering.

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