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Karnataka: 'Siddaramaiah Got Scared...,' DK Shivakumar On Construction Of Steel Bridge In Bengaluru

The Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was referring to the Basaveshwara Nagar to Hebbal steel flyover project which was proposed during the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in 2017. The project was scrapped after facing backlash from citizens and welfare groups

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar caused a stir after his remark regarding a project that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was "scared" to proceed with in his earlier term.

"In the previous Siddaramaiah government, they wanted to build a steel bridge, but there was a massive uproar over it. At that time, Siddaramaiah got scared and backed down from the project," Shivakumar said, adding he would have gone ahead with the project. He was speaking at a Kempegowda Jayanti event in Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.

Hebbal Flyover Project

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