Bengaluru, Oct 7 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashoka on Monday accused Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar of endangering the city’s iconic Lalbagh Botanical Garden through what he called a ‘reckless’ tunnel road project.

In a post on social media titled “Lalbagh in Danger – Courtesy DCM D K Shivakumar’s Tunnel Madness!”, Ashoka said, “Bengaluru’s pride, Lalbagh Botanical Garden — our city’s green lungs and a living heritage — is now under grave threat from the reckless Rs 26,000 crore Tunnel Road project being pushed by DCM D K Shivakumar.” The post carried hashtags #SaveLalbagh and #CongressFailsBengaluru.

He alleged that nearly six acres of Lalbagh land would be lost and thousands of trees cut, and the fragile ecosystem irreversibly

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