BJP MP Surya challenges CM Shivakumar on Metro funding

Bengaluru, Nov 7 (UNI) The political face-off over credit for Bengaluru's Metro expansion intensified on Saturday, with BJP MP Tejasvi Surya challenging CM Shivakumar to acknowledge the Centre's financial backing and asserting that the union government's commitment to the city's Metro projects was higher than Karnataka's contribution. Taking a sharp swipe at CM Shivakumar ahead of the November 13 inauguration of the Pink Line, Surya said the Centre had committed Rs 41,557 crore for Bengaluru Metro's various phases, against Rs 36,332 crore committed by the Karnataka government. In a strongly worded post on X, Surya accused the CM of overlooking…