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Dhanya Reddy
12 August 2026
The location of Bengaluru’s proposed second airport has become a point of debate in Karnataka Congress. G Parameshwara favours Tumakuru for wider regional connectivity, while DK Shivakumar wants the airport in south Bengaluru.
The proposed second airport for Bengaluru has become a fresh point of disagreement within the Karnataka Congress, with Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara and Chief Minister DK Shivakumar backing different locations for the major infrastructure project.
While Parameshwara is pushing for Tumakuru as the preferred site, Shivakumar has maintained that the airport should come up in south Bengaluru...
