"Our opposition to the tunnel road is not just restricted to the damage it will cause to Lalbagh and Sankey Tank, but to the whole of the city. The project will worsen traffic in Bengaluru and not address the core issue, which is reducing private vehicles and increasing public transport,"
Speaking at a press conference at Karnataka Bhawan in New Delhi, Shivakumar responded sharply to a question on a perceived rivalry with Kumaraswamy over credit for the tunnel project.