1. Interview | BJP and PM Modi sidelining Bengaluru to woo investments to cities in Gujarat and UP: D.K. Suresh
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru, Congress MP D. K. Suresh has fired a fresh salvo at the BJP central leadership by accusing it of casting a shadow on the future of Bengaluru and Karnataka by “consciously” hindering their development to help woo investments to cities in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
Mr. Suresh, the brother of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and seeking re-election for the fourth consecutive time from Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency, alleged that the brand value of Bengaluru has been diminishing in the last 10 years of BJP rule at the Centre. In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Suresh, questioned the contribution of the BJP government at the Centre to the development of Bengaluru. Read more such exclusive interviews in our series, Conversations with Candidates.