Bengaluru, 21 Aug

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday highlighted the traffic woes of Bengaluru city, saying that we are spending more time in mind-numbing traffic than with our family and loved ones.

He also called on Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar who is also Bengaluru incharge Minister to convene an urgent meeting with elected representatives and traffic management experts to address the issue.

According to the South Bengaluru MP, "The traffic scene in Bengaluru is getting more distressing every passing day. Even Sundays, which used to be relatively easier, is becoming as nightmarish as the weekdays."

He said, "Every day, we are adding thousands of new private vehicles onto the roads which is only adding to the problem. Even running errands from neighbourhood stores takes so much time. The city roads, including the small lanes in residential areas, are way beyond its carrying capacity, and there is no space to make more roads. Anyway, more roads mean more private vehicles."

"Successive governments in the State, across parties, have failed to provide our wonderful city the vision and leadership that it deserves," the BJP MP added.