Story so far: The expansive Idgah Maidan, located in the midst of the Chamarajpet, one of the oldest localities in Bengaluru, has been stuck in a land ownership dispute between the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf for over three weeks now. While the BBMP initially claimed that the maidan is a civic property, Muslim organisations argued that the land was a gazetted wakf property. Pending a resolution, the BBMP had clarified that no official permission would be given for any event on the ground, including those sought by Hindutva organisations to conduct activities on Independence Day.
With no end to the impasse over the embattled playground, a newly floated outfit, Chamarajapet Nagareekara Okkoota Vedike, with an aim to “save the playground”, has called for a Chamarajpet Bandh on July 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
