India, Aug. 27 -- Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday urged Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to return a Bill allowing portions of park and garden land to be used for public infrastructure and utility projects to the legislature for reconsideration.

He alleged that the legislation could put the state's green spaces at risk of irreversible diversion.

A delegation of citizens, walkers' associations and former senior government officials, led by Surya, met the governor and submitted a memorandum.

The Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of the state legislature on Monday, seeks to amend the 1975 Act. It was passed without discussion amid protests by the Opposition, which w...