Bengaluru: Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Thursday that his speaking slot was removed from the final programme for the Namma Metro Pink Line inauguration, scheduled for November 13.
Gowda said the draft programme had set aside time for him to speak, but the final list he received on Wednesday night did not include his address. He shared two schedules, labelled planned and modified. His speech is listed in the first and crossed out in the second.
Gowda said Karnataka bears most of the project’s capital expenditure and linked the omission to his calls for a fair share for the state. He said his work on Bengaluru’s development would continue.
The Bengaluru Live previously reported on the Pink Line launch and the November 14 start of passenger services.
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