Tensions flared in Bengaluru’s waste war as Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar lambasted BJP MLAs Wednesday for playing dirty politics with the city’s trash crisis. Reporters heard his charges: select BJP reps are gatekeeping dump sites, rejecting waste hauls in their domains to extort developmental perks from the government.
‘Keep politics out of hygiene and health,’ Shivakumar urged, painting a picture of blocked trucks and ultimatums. This meddling endangers vital sanitation chains.
He upped the ante, warning that government trucks could detour to dump before homes or offices of meddlesome MLAs. Spotlights fell on Aravind Limbavali and Dheeraj Muniraju’s recent pushback.
Insisting on continuity, Shivakumar flagged the Essential Services law as a tool against saboteurs. Protocols persist—sites bought, bids out—legal kinks in the works.
Accident admissions came with justice promises, but no pauses allowed. Collections restart pre-dawn in Somashekar and Byre Gowda areas. Shivakumar’s stance signals a no-compromise era, safeguarding Bengaluru’s cleanliness fortress against political storms.