Bangalore, July 19 -- Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday spearheaded a protest at Lalbagh, distributing posters and leaflets with the tagline "Lalbagh is for sale" to voice his opposition against the Karnataka state government's proposal to acquire over five acres of the park's land for a tunnel road project.

The BJP MP, along with supporters, distributed literature to morning walkers and visitors, appealing to citizens to "save Lalbagh" from what he termed an assault on the city's green heritage. Surya alleged that the state government's plan involves not just infrastructure development but also commercial exploitation of the heritage site.

Speaking to the ANI during the protest, Tejasvi Surya said: "The Karnataka state governm...