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Adani meets Karnataka CM amid tunnel road project row
Gautam Adani met Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Sunday for nearly an hour. The Chief Minister's Office described the meeting as a courtesy visit, and sources said Adani…
Gautam Adani met Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Sunday for nearly an hour. The Chief Minister's Office described the meeting as a courtesy visit, and sources said Adani visited the Art of Living centre before meeting Shivakumar at the CM's residence while returning to the airport.
The meeting comes as Adani Enterprises has emerged as the lowest bidder for the proposed Rs 22,267 crore tunnel road project from Hebbal to Silk Board. The tender has not yet been officially finalised, and it is not clear whether the project was discussed.
The BJP's Karnataka unit criticised the meeting, accusing the Congress of double standards. Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka questioned whether Rahul Gandhi had approved the meeting, noting that Congress opposes Adani at the national level. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has challenged the tunnel road project in the Karnataka High Court.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Economic Times and The Federal report the meeting as a courtesy visit with a political controversy sparked by the BJP, while India Today frames it as an event occurring amid Adani's bid for the tunnel project. The pro-government framing emphasises the meeting's informal nature, while critical coverage highlights the BJP's accusation of double standards. The BJP's attack is the only concrete opposition cited, but the meeting's timing with a major tender creates genuine political tension. The real test will be whether the tender is awarded and how the Karnataka High Court rules on Tejasvi Surya's petition.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report), thefederal.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
