Even during the pendency of the PIL, the then BJP government headed by Basavaraj Bommai introduced the draconian Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstrations and Protest Marches (Bengaluru City) Order, 2021, which came into effect from January 2022. This order imposed several restrictions on all forms of protest, including distribution of pamphlets, sloganeering and candle light vigils, and relegated them to Freedom Park.