Bengaluru, Oct. 28 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday met Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar at his residence to discuss the proposed Bengaluru Tunnel Road project.

Speaking to reporters after his meeting, Surya described the discussion as "very cordial and meaningful," and said it focused on long-term solutions to decongest Bengaluru. He emphasised that the city's mobility planning should prioritise public transport over car-centric infrastructure.

Surya said he urged the state government to reconsider spending large sums on the proposed tunnel road and instead expand metro and suburban rail networks.

"I have requested that the amount of money that is being proposed to be spent on the car-only tunn...