"Everything happened in BJP regime...": Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Bengaluru Metro Rail project

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday highlighted the significant growth of India's metro network under the BJP government's tenure.

Speaking in Hubballi, Joshi pointed out that the metro rail length has expanded from a mere 230 km in 2014 to an impressive 1,036 km today. This growth has not only increased the metro length but also expanded metro connectivity to more than 24 cities, up from just three cities in 2014.

"The metro length in 2014 was a mere 230 km; today, it has expanded to 1,036 km. Initially, metro connectivity was limited to just three cities, but today, more than 24 cities have metro connectivity...So everything has happened in the BJP regime...," said Joshi.

This comes after Karnataka Dy CM claims that the State government contributed 80 per cent and the Union government 20 per cent to the Metro Yellow Line inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Karnataka on Sunday.

"While the State government has spent 80 per cent on the Metro Yellow Line, the central BJP government has spent only 20 per cent. In some places, it has spent only 11 per cent," said Shivakumar.

Responding to media personnel near his Sadashivanagar residence on Sunday, he lashed out at BJP MPs and leaders.

"I request Prime Minister Modi to provide at least Rs 1 lakh crore as a grant to Bengaluru. The state government has provided all the money for the land acquisition of the metro project. The BJP government at the Centre should have provided 50 per cent. It has not provided even that. However, we have completed this work for the benefit of the people of Bengaluru, a city in the state of Karnataka. Although Bengaluru is the second-highest tax-paying city in the country, the grant received is very little," he said.