They protested BBMP's plan to outsource the maintenance of these toilets. The even tried to give the BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah a memorandum on the issue. But Siddaiah is said to have told them that he would submit the same to BBMP and asserted that the law permits that contracts can be entrusted only through a tender process.

The protesters stated that there were 126 Nirmala toilets in the city that were being managed by pourakarmikas and the responsibility was now being taken away from them.

The pourakarmikas had earlier got a stay order issued on this matter and the courts asked BBMP to maintain status quo on the issue of outsourcing the management of these toilets.

Siddaiah said the matter would have to be referred to the council. The protesters also laid siege to the commissioner's vehicle on Wednesday when he told them that he was not the sole authority to decide on the issue. It was also alleged that protesters did not pour human excrement, but only waste food to get attention.

The police had to intervene and 14 people were taken into custody. BBMP officials later said that the police had charged the protesters under IPC sections 143,145,186,278, 290, 120(b), 504, 149 and remanded them to judicial custody.