Thousands protest parks amendment Bill at Lalbagh

Participants taking part in ‘Save Lalbagh’ rally at Lalbagh in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Participants taking part in ‘Save Lalbagh’ rally at Lalbagh in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Thousands including citizens, children, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), city BJP MPs and Kannada activists led by 91-year-old environmental activist, A.N. Yellappa Reddy, congregated at Lalbagh on Sunday morning, opposing the recent amendments to two laws the government brought in and the tunnel road project.Protestors opposed the State’s The Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026 which empowers the government to alienate 5% of the park land to the tunnel road project that passes below Lalbagh.The city’s BJP MPs L.S. Tejasvi Surya,