MP Tejasvi Surya urges state govt to find immediate solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic woes
Bengaluru: Bengaluru continues to grapple with severe traffic congestion and mobility challenges, as the number of vehicles on the roads now exceeds the city's population. The situation is exacerbated by narrow roads, fragmented public transport services, and delays in Metro project completions, leading to widespread frustration among residents.
Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya has called for an urgent meeting of elected representatives and traffic experts to address the city’s gridlock issues. In a recent post on 'X', Surya criticized previous governments, including his own party, the BJP, for their lack of vision and leadership in tackling Bengaluru's traffic problems.
Surya highlighted the alarming rate at which private vehicles are being added to the city's roads, far outpacing the capacity of the existing infrastructure. He pointed out that this excessive traffic congestion has made even simple activities, such as walking in residential areas, increasingly difficult. The MP advocated for straightforward solutions, including reducing the number of private vehicles and improving public transport services to make them more accessible and reliable throughout the city.
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He also took aim at the current management of the city’s infrastructure, noting the absence of a qualified traffic engineer in the road wing and the ongoing vacancy for the Managing Director position at Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). Surya attributed the slow progress of Metro projects and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) to these leadership gaps, stressing that the suburban rail network also suffers from a lack of dedicated leadership.
Surya expressed concerns over the commercialization of residential areas, where the unchecked development of malls, pubs, and other commercial establishments has encroached on neighborhoods. He argued that these issues stem from a broader governance failure by all major political parties and emphasized the need for collective responsibility in addressing Bengaluru’s traffic crisis.
In a letter to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, Surya vowed to continue his efforts to push for solutions. He cited his previous agitations for the completion of Metro Phase-3 and other key projects as examples of his commitment to finding meaningful resolutions to the city's traffic woes.
Bengaluru's mobility problems need radical solutions to prevent an absolute systemic collapse.
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 22, 2024
Will push for implementation of all solutions which can ease traffic congestion & related issues.
Here's the coverage of our proposal to the DCM, GoK.@TOIIndiaNews@NKaggere pic.twitter.com/s28Ozc2G0i
Wrote to DCM @DKShivakumar & urged him to convene a meeting on implementing short & long term solutions on improving Bengaluru's Urban Mobility.
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 21, 2024
Bengaluru is crying for all of us to rise to the occasion together and this is a test of all of our commitment to the city. https://t.co/kFNH7yTNxG pic.twitter.com/ejBA1kC7ob
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Congress’ downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t let Sunetra Pawar win unopposed: Bawankule
Nagpur (PTI): The Congress will have to face consequences if it doesn't allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly bypoll unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.
The party’s “downfall” will start from Baramati, he said, stressing that the people of Baramati and Maharashtra wish that she is elected unopposed, said the BJP leader.
The April 23 bye election was necessitated after the tragic death of deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who headed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. After his death, his wife Sunetra became the party president.
The NCP, BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state.
“The Congress will face consequences if it doesn’t let Sunetra win unopposed from Baramati. Its downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t withdraw its candidate,” Bawankule told reporters in Nagpur.
Amid efforts to ensure an unopposed contest, the Congress has fielded advocate Akash More for the bypoll.
The party had said that it would withdraw from the contest only if an FIR were registered in Ajit Pawar’s death in the Baramati plane crash.
Replying to another question, Bawankule said the BJP’s performance will be more robust in Assam and Kerala elections compared to the last assembly polls in these states. Assembly polls are being held in a single phase in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday.
“These elections will once again show Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership commanding support among the people,” he said.
