Bengaluru Town Hall

9/n CALL TO ACTION! SAVE THE 45,000 LAKES IN KARNATAKA! URGENT - PLEASE SIGN PETITION, SHARE WIDELY WITH YOUR FRIENDS, NETWORKS AND SOCIAL MEDIA! change.org/SaveKarnatakaLake…

Dear @PriyankKharge Please pass an order to permit protests 'anywhere' - as long as they are in a 'HUMAN-CHAIN' format - as long as protestors are standing in a 'single file', without causing obstruction to traffic or pedestrians. (Apart from designated venues such as grounds) Protests are a 'fundamental right', it should be possible anywhere, 'provided it doesn't inconvenience anyone'. #Bengaluru #RightToProtest #HumanChain #Democracy #RightToDissent @CMofKarnataka @DgpKarnataka @CPBlr @democracynow

Dear @PriyankKharge Please pass an order that any protest may be held in a 'HUMAN-CHAIN' format in any location - ensuring that people stand in a single line, without causing obstruction to either traffic or pedestrians. This should be made a norm. Protests are a fundamental right, it should be possible anywhere, 'provided it doesn't inconvenience anyone else'. deccanherald.com/india/karna… #Bengaluru #RightToProtest #HumanChain @CMofKarnataka @DgpKarnataka @CPBlr

That's a brave announcement dear @CMofKarnataka Could you please follow through by directing the @BlrCityPolice to withdraw its circular which prohibits protests anywhere other than in Freedom Park? @DKShivakumar @CPBlr @DgpKarnataka @PriyankKharge #RightToProtest #FundslamentalRight

The real 1500 years documented history of Bengaluru that is not taught in schools unfortunately... but recorded in thousands of inscription stones scattered around Bengaluru! Most of which have disappeared after independence due to callousness of the Govt! We need a reform of the education system - if we don't study our own neighbourhoods and value its history, what kind of education is it? More on the inscription stones: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inscri… The tragedy is that all of the stones were intact in the 19th century and were meticulously recorded in a series of books called Epigraphia Carnatica by a historian Benjamin Lewis Rice en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigra… No thanks to the Govt of Karnataka or India, but thanks to the determined efforts of a crusading citizen - PL Udaya Kumar @pluday and the @MythicSociety, at least the remaining inscription stones are being preserved. Kudos to them! thebetterindia.com/videos/so… bengaluru.com/stones-that-te… mythicsociety.org/inscriptio… @Madhu_Bangarapp @JoshiPralhad @EduMinOfIndia

Why can't Karnataka abide by constitution & capacitate District & Metropolitan Committees with experts for Regional, Urban & Transport Planning, so that we can plan ahead, rather than in reverse? #UrbanRuin #UnplannedDevt #74thCAA @krishnabgowda @GBAChiefComm @MoHUA_India @mlkhattar

Why can't Karnataka abide by constitution & capacitate District Planning, & Metropolitan Committees with experts for Regional, Urban & Transport Planning, so that we can plan ahead, rather than in reverse? #UrbanRuin #UnplannedDevt #74thCAA @GBAChiefComm @MoHUA_India @mlkhattar

It is a relief to finally have a Bengaluru Devt Minister who 'speaks to' Bengaluru! Please keep it up @krishnabgowda Problems of Bengaluru are systemic in nature, owing largely to the lack of systemic institutional capacity building for both Planning as well as Governance, as a result of 'lack' of implementation of the 74th CAA. Correcting this will fix most of Bengaluru's problems automatically. We look forward to offering structured proposals to you, in a short while. #HopeForBengaluru #PlannedDevelopment #Governance #MPC #Swaraj #74thAmendment

Another nail in the coffin of Bengaluru!? Another step by the Govt to convert Bengaluru into the IT SLUM of the world (if it isn't already?)... This @INCIndia sarkara in Bengaluru is backstabbing the city... repeatedly - one betrayal after another. Setting it up for a complete collapse! Our dear city is spiralling under dilution of laws by this Govt. The latest assault on Bengaluru by the Govt: Notification for One-time exemption from OC for Sites upto 2400SqFt with building upto G+3 or Stilt Parking+G+3. There is a Supreme Court ruling in Dec 2024, which specifically says “Electricity, water supply, sewerage connection, etc., shall be given by the service provider / Board to the buildings only after the production of the completion/occupation certificate.” So, this notification is a direct contempt of the Supreme Court. Our politicians have no understanding of 'Rule of Law' or 'Constitutionality'. They only carry constitution in their pockets for marketing, they don't follow the law. At this rate, the slummification of Bengaluru will accelerate, looks like we are speeding to our doom. Citizens need to file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against the Govt of Karnataka, for all these malicious orders that have been passed in the past few years: a) B to A khata conversion, b) Setback relaxation, c) Premium FAR, d) 15% deviation regularisation, e) Amendments of Zoning regulations in RMP 2015, f) OC exemption. These are not relief to citizens, these are relief to violators! Why should law abiding citizens and the city suffer in order to appease the law violators? All of them defeat the very basis of Planned Development. Bengaluru is already crumbling under the weight of Unplanned Devt. It cannot take any more. Why have laws at all if they are going to be diluted? We might as well scrap all laws, and let everyone do whatever they please. At least law abiding citizens are not make to look like fools..? It appears that the Government of Karnataka has learnt little from recent urban disasters and fire tragedies that have exposed the consequences of regulatory dilution and weak enforcement. Instead of strengthening compliance and ensuring accountability, the Government is once again proposing amendments that largely benefit real estate interests and effectively regularise or accommodate practices that were previously considered violations. Rather than enforcing planning norms in the larger public interest, the Government seems intent on weakening them. This creates a dangerous cycle: developers increasingly proceed on the expectation that any violations or deviations will eventually be legitimised through subsequent amendments. Such a regulatory culture encourages disregard for the law and undermines respect for planning institutions. Bengaluru is already witnessing widespread lawlessness in urban development, with inadequate infrastructure, recurring flooding, traffic congestion, pressure on water resources, and increasing safety concerns. At a time when stronger oversight and stricter standards are required, the proposed amendments move in the opposite direction by promoting greater density and reduced safeguards without corresponding investments in public infrastructure. This represents a serious abdication of the Government's responsibility to protect the public interest. The role of planning laws is not merely to facilitate construction, but to ensure orderly, safe, and sustainable development. Policies that prioritise short-term commercial interests over public safety, environmental protection, and the carrying capacity of the city risk accelerating the deterioration of Bengaluru's quality of life and exposing citizens to avoidable hazards. A modern city cannot be built on a foundation of weakened regulations and retrospective concessions. Sustainable urban growth requires the Government to uphold the rule of law, strengthen enforcement, and place the long-term welfare of citizens above the demands of vested interests. @CMofKarnataka @DKShivakumar @krishnabgowda @RahulGandhi @GBA_office @GBAChiefComm @mlkhattar @MoHUA_India @NITIAayog @Secretary_MoHUA @Tejasvi_Surya @PCMohanMP @civicbangalore @CAFBengaluru @bengalurupost1 @BengaluruAgenda @BAFBLR @NammaBNP @BangaloreRepair @whitefieldwards @Nammawhitefield @CivicOp_india @NandanNilekani @PrasadBidapa @TVMohandasPai @ashwinmahesh @BelawadiBlr @nnarasimhan @BrindaAdige @SandeepAnirudha @psridharp @srikanthn1975 @Infosys_nmurthy @lkatheeq @kris_sg @kiranshaw @C40cities @CitiesForum_org @CitiesQuestion @IndianUrbanist @NIUA_India @NewUrbanism @SustDev @g20org @iiscbangalore @osd_CMKarnataka @pmoindia @smartccouncil @uclg_org #Slummification #Bengaluru #SaveBengaluru #UrbanHeatIsland #ClimateEmergency #ITSLUM #SiliconSlum #BrandBengaluru #UnplannedDevelopment #ConcreteCity #SustainableCities #UrbanCrisis #ActNow #ClimateCrisis #MasterPlanning #74thAmendment #UrbanGovernance #UrbanRuin #IllegalBuildings #IllegalLayouts #UnauthorisedConstructions #PGSLUMS #ConcreteSlums #SiliconOven #ClimateChange #SustainableDevt #PlannedDevt

ನಾಗರಿಕರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ, ಆದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಚುನಾಯಿತ ಸೇವಕರಿಗೆ (ಸಚಿವರಿಗೆ) ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆಯೇ? ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸುರಂಗ ರಸ್ತೆ ಯೋಜನೆ: ಯಾರು ಪಾವತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ? ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಲಾಭ? youtu.be/0GAQ7yD9S4E?si=tcbc… ಹೌದು, ಪ್ರಿಯ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳೇ, ಸುರಂಗ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳು ಒಂದು ಅವಿವೇಕದ ಯೋಜನೆ ಎಂದು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ಇನ್ನೂ ಈ ತಪ್ಪು ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರು ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬಂತೆ! ಅವರು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ತುಂಬಾ ಮುಖ್ಯ! ಎಲ್ಲರೂ, ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೊವನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ @DKShivakumar ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ @siddaramaiah ಅವರಿಗೆ ಫಾರ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಮಾಡಿ, ಅವರು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಕಲಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದು ನಾವು ಭಾವಿಸೋಣ. @CMofKarnataka @GBA_office @DULTBangalore @MoHUA_India @ut_MoHUA @mlkhattar @rajeevgowda @NITIAayog @Secretary_MoHUA @Tejasvi_Surya @PCMohanMP @BelawadiBlr @nnarasimhan @rajdugar @solidview @SandeepAnirudha @UMTC_INDIA @PMOIndia @civicbangalore @CAFBengaluru @BengaluruAgenda @BLRMobility @bengalurupost1 @BangaloreRepair @namma_BTM @Nammawhitefield @WF_Watcher @CivicOp_india @GBAChiefComm @NandanNilekani @PrasadBidapa @TVMohandasPai @ashwinmahesh @HariniNagendra @psridharp @Infosys_nmurthy @lkatheeq @kris_sg @kiranshaw @C40cities @CitiesForum_org @CitiesQuestion @NIUA_India @NewUrbanism @SustDev @iiscbangalore @osd_CMKarnataka @uclg_org Credit | #nagarikathe #secondlookfilms #TunnelRoadBeda #PlannedDevelopment #Mobility #SustainableTransport #MassTransit #74thAmendment #CityGovernance #Constitution #Karnataka #Bengaluru #CitySwaraj #Devolution #Decentralisation #UrbanPlanning #MPC #BMLTA #PublicTransportBeku #Masterplan #NUTP #UMTA #ComprehensiveMobilityPlan #IllAdvised #TunnelRoads #arbitrary #adhoc