Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday took a swipe at Bangalore South MP L S Tejasvi Surya, questioning why he had applied for a new car before his wedding while publicly urging citizens to avoid car travel.

“He asks people not to travel by car but he had applied for a new car before his wedding. We can release his application if you want. Why did he need a new car? Why can’t he travel by metro or bus as he advocates?” Shivakumar said, speaking to reporters at his residence in Sadashivanagar.

Responding to BJP’s signature campaign against the tunnel road project, the DCM said they should make constructive suggestions rather than indulge in political attacks.

“The tunnel road is not my personal project but a public project. When an underground metro can be

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