After Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said there was no need to “threaten” him, the Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP) responded, saying residents’ frustration comes from years of government ignoring basic problems faced by apartment residents. Mr. Shivakumar made the remark while addressing members of the Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF), after reading a letter warning him about the neglect of their issues. He said, “such language reflected a lack of basic common sense” and argued he would not seek residents’ suggestions if he was indifferent. BNP fired back, saying anger is natural when repeated appeals fail. Srikanth Narasimhan, BNP founder and BAF leader, said the party has raised these issues for three years with no government response. These are not minor problems, but major ongoing troubles causing unfair costs and headaches to many Bengaluru residents. BNP highlighted several key grievances: apartment residents pay water tariffs 3 to 5 times higher than individual houses though they use similar amounts; a flawed solid waste user fee causes double charges for those managing their own waste; illegal property tax notices are served for parking slots residents don’t even own. They also pointed to heavy costs for converting B-Khata properties to A-Khata, which they blame on builder-politician collusion. Other unresolved problems include delays in apartment Act implementation, poor RERA enforcement, and issues with property ownership mutation. BNP urged the government to fix these basic problems seriously before asking for votes from residents. Until then, apartment resident dissatisfaction will continue brewing.