Opposing the tunnel road project in Bengaluru, the BJP launched a signature campaign at Lal Bagh Sunday to gather public opinion against the implementation of the project. Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, who kicked off the campaign, said that the tunnel road was a ‘VIP project’ that would not benefit 90 per cent of Bengaluru’s population.

Raising the slogan ‘Save Lal Bagh, Protect Bengaluru ’, Ashoka objected to the acquisition of a portion of Lal Bagh land for the project. Protecting parks like Lal Bagh is the duty of the government, he said.

Adding that the middle class, lower middle class or poor families will not benefit from the tunnel road, the LoP contended that using the road will be more expensive than getting airlifted to the airport from parts of the city.

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