Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and advocate Tejasvi Surya on Saturday appeared before the Karnataka High Court, representing actor Prakash Belawadi in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the proposed Tunnel Road project at Lalbagh Rock in Bengaluru.

The petition questions the lack of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the project and the absence of consultation with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA). It raises concerns about the Detailed Project Report (DPR), particularly the tunnel alignment that passes beneath the historic Lalbagh Rock.

Appearing before the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Surya highlighted that the project’s plan would acquire approximately 6.5 acres within the historic Lalbagh Botanical Garden, which he argued

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