Bengaluru, Aug. 13 -- The BJP has strongly criticised the Congress government in Karnataka over reports that the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is planning to charge residents a fee for parking vehicles in front of their own houses.

In a statement, the party alleged that under the proposed "GBA Parking Rules 2026", Bengaluru residents may have to pay an annual fee ranging from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 to park cars on the road in front of their homes. The BJP claimed the plan is being pushed by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Minister Krishna Byre Gowda.

Calling it a "Tughlaq-style" policy and "parking loot", the BJP and opposition leader R Ashoka questioned the need for such a levy. "Is the government now eyeing parking space in front...