Amid the ongoing tunnel road project row in Bengaluru, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has announced a massive signature campaign at Lalbagh on Sunday
(November 2). Surya urged citizens to join in and voice their opposition. In a post on X, the Bengaluru South MP wrote, "Tomorrow, there will be a massive signature campaign at Lalbagh." "I request all citizens who care about our city and want to voice their opposition to this disaster to please come in the morning and sign," he added, saying that the campaign will be held at 7:30 am. This comes as the planned tunnel road project connecting the Hebbal-Silk Board stretch has long been criticised for being a "wasteful, unscientific and ineffective" mobility scheme.
Check Tejasvi Surya's announcement
Tomorrow, there will be a massive signature campaign at Lalbagh.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿ - ಟನ್ನಲ್ ರಸ್ತೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ.
I request all citizens who care about our city and want to voice their opposition to this disaster to please come in the morning and sign.
Will be there at 730 AM.…— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) November 1, 2025
Bengaluru tunnel road project row
The proposed tunnel road project is in the limelight as it aims to ease traffic in Bengaluru; however, certain politicians and groups have been complaining about its high cost, limited impact, and significant environmental impact.
Recently, the BJP MP accused the Congress government of being 'anti-public transport', stressing that a war against public transport has been launched by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
"I am a regular user of autorickshaws and the metro. I just don't make an event out of it... It is part of everyday life," he said, responding to Shivakumar's taunt that he should use public transport.
Also Read: Bengaluru Tunnel Road To Take Over 4 Years: Will Vidhana Soudha, Lalbagh Be Hit? Shivakumar Responds
Lalbagh under 'grave threat'
Last month, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, R Ashoka accused Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar of putting the Lalbagh Botanical Garden under a "grave threat" from the "reckless project".
Ashoka further highlighted that thousands of trees will be cut, nearly six acres of Lalbagh land will be lost, and the "fragile ecosystem irreversibly damaged.”
Calling Lalbagh "the city' soul", he said that no leader has the right to destroy it for political showmanship.
