India, Nov. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new section of Bengaluru's Metro network on Friday, taking its operational length beyond 100 km, at an event that brought together political leaders who spent the preceding day disputing how much the state and federal governments were paying for the city's expanding transport system.

The 7.5-km elevated section of the Pink Line, built at Rs.3,470 crore, connects Kalena Agrahara in south Bengaluru to SG Palya along Bannerghatta Road. Its opening, with passenger services scheduled to begin on Saturday, was accompanied by the launch of a Vande Bharat train linking Bengaluru with coastal Karnataka and Goa.

Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, who cha...