# Kumaraswamy asks Karnataka CM to take over NICE road project, stop toll 2026-08-16T11:09:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy has urged Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to take over the NICE road project and immediately halt what he termed unauthorised toll collection. In a seven-page letter, the JD(S) leader cited recent Karnataka High Court observations on alleged irregularities in the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) and demanded corrective action, the Hindustan Times reports. Kumarasway alleged that NICE had violated the framework agreement and project technical agreement. He referred to Supreme Court judgments, a 2016 legislative committee report, and cabinet sub-committee recommendations on recovering additional land allotted to the company. The Deccan Herald notes Kumaraswamy claimed NICE was sitting on a land bank of over 20,000 acres and had failed to comply with toll-rate notification norms. Chief Minister Shivakumar said he had not yet read the letter but stated the government would act according to the law. Kumaraswamy urged the state to take control of the project through legislation and halt toll collection immediately, citing the High Court's concern that the stalled project needed a critical review. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - deccanherald.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T01:56:12+00:00. Tags: Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor, D K Shivakumar, H D Kumaraswamy, Karnataka government, Karnataka High Court, Nice Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kumaraswamy-urges-karnataka-cm-to-take-over-nice-road-halt-toll/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kumaraswamy-urges-karnataka-cm-to-take-over-nice-road-halt-toll/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/