Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Kumaraswamy urges Karnataka to take over NICE Road, scrap toll
A road in Bengaluru called NICE Road has been in trouble.
A court said it might be a big scam.
A minister named H D Kumaraswamy wrote a letter to the Chief Minister.
He asked him to stop charging money from people who use the road.
He also wants the government to take over the road.
The court said the road project might be one of the biggest scams in the state.
Many people are now asking to stop the toll.
The minister wants the government to make a new law to take over the project.
This is a big issue for the people of Karnataka.
Union minister H D Kumaraswamy urged Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to stop toll collection on Bengaluru's NICE Road.
He cited a Karnataka High Court order that called the project 'one of the biggest scams in the state'.
In a letter dated August 15, Kumaraswamy asked Shivakumar to 'immediately stop the illegal collection of toll'.
He also urged the government to 'take over the project by enacting a law'.
In July, a division bench of the high court observed the project appeared to be a scam and a fit case for independent assessment and investigation.
- Who
- Union minister H D Kumaraswamy and Chief Minister D K Shivakumar
- What
- Kumaraswamy urged the Karnataka government to take over NICE Road and stop toll collection
- When
- Letter dated August 15; high court observation in July
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Why
- A Karnataka High Court order said the project appeared to be one of the biggest scams in the state
Pro-government takeover
Pro-project continuation
Toll collection
Pro-government takeover
Toll collection is illegal and should be stopped immediately.
Pro-project continuation
Toll collection is necessary for the project's operation and maintenance.
Project takeover
Pro-government takeover
The government should take over the project by enacting a law.
Pro-project continuation
The project should continue under its current framework agreement.
- Road
- NICE Road (Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises)
- Project
- Bengaluru Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP)
- Letter Date
- August 15
- Court Observation
- July - 'one of the biggest scams in the state'
- Demand
- Stop toll collection and take over project by enacting a law
- Key People
- H D Kumaraswamy (Union minister), D K Shivakumar (Chief Minister)