'Why one-upmanship going on?': G Parameshwara on Tejasvi Surya's detention, says 'asked him to protest at Freedom Park'

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was detained by police during a metro fare hike protest, as he was asked to hold his demonstration at Freedom Park rather than near the Jayanagar Metro station in Bengaluru.
Speaking to reporters, G Parameshwara urged the Centre to make a collective decision on metro fare, instead of a "one-upmanship".

The Karnataka minister said, "We have detained and then released him, because he was creating some protest and issues. Police have asked him to do the same protest in Freedom Park rather than at that place. So that is why he has been taken into preventive custody."

"Now my only suggestion to Tejasvi Surya is atleast look into all these aspects. The central government needs to provide us with many infrastructure projects. Whatever legitimate money has to come to us, that has to come. This is a project run by both the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka. We have to work together. It's not blaming each other. Whenever there is a rise in the fare, I think it has to be a collective decision. Now, why is one-upmanship going on?" ANI quoted him as saying.

Earlier today, Tejasvi Surya was detained and later released by police in Bengaluru, when he attempted to stage another protest against the ruling Congress government in Karnataka for the proposed hike in metro fares.

He was served a notice on Sunday for staging a protest at a metro station without prior notification to the police. On Monday, he was detained when he tried to stage a protest in front of the metro station.